| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 維持 | いじ | maintenance, preservation, improvement |
| 繊維 | せんい | fibre, fiber, textile |
| 維新 | いしん | restoration (e.g. Meiji) |
| 合成繊維 | ごうせいせんい | synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber |
| 化学繊維 | かがくせんい | synthetic fibers, synthetic fibres |
| 維 | 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 |
| 維持費 | いじひ | maintenance costs |
| 原繊維 | げんせんい | raw fibers, raw fibres, minute fibers, minute fibres |
| 光学繊維 | こうがくせんい | fiber optics, fibre optics |
| 食物繊維 | しょくもつせんい | dietary fiber, dietary fibre |