| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 惟 | これ | this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly |
| 惟うに | おもうに | presumably, conceivably, in my opinion, in my view, I think (that), upon thought, upon reflection |
| 思惟 | しい | thought, thinking, speculation |
| 惟神 | かんながら, かむながら, かみながら | as a god; as was done in the age of the gods |
| 惟神の道 | かんながらのみち, かむながらのみち | the way of the gods |
| 半跏思惟像 | はんかしいぞう | Buddhist statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half-lotus position (often of Maitreya) |