Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 維持する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 維い 持じ する 維い 持じ しない Polite 維い 持じ します 維い 持じ しません Past polite 維い 持じ しました 維い 持じ しませんでした Past 維い 持じ した 維い 持じ しなかった Te-form 維い 持じ して 維い 持じ しないで Desire 維い 持じ したい 維い 持じ したくない Potential 維い 持じ できる 維い 持じ できない Passive 維い 持じ される 維い 持じ されない Causative 維い 持じ させる 維い 持じ させない Causative passive 維い 持じ させられる 維い 持じ させられない Volitional 維い 持じ しよう Polite volitional 維い 持じ しましょう Imperative 維い 持じ しろ 維い 持じ するな Conditional 維い 持じ すれば 維い 持じ しなければ Tara conditional 維い 持じ したら 維い 持じ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 維い 持じ する to maintain/keep up something
I exercise every day to maintain my health.
〈 物もの 〉 の 維い 持じ に 努つと める to strive/work to maintain something
The two countries are working to maintain peace.
〈 物もの 〉 を 維い 持じ できなくなる to become unable to maintain something
The company became unable to keep the business going.
Related words· 13 保持 emphasizes holding onto something you already possess (records, rights, temperature), while 維持 stresses the active effort needed to keep a state from deteriorating.
保守 is typically used for technical upkeep and repair (machines, software), whereas 維持 covers broader abstract states like health, peace, or standards.
維持する is the formal, standard word for maintaining a state or level, while キープする sounds casual and katakana-influenced.
維持する is more formal and typically used for systems, institutions, or abstract conditions, while 保つ is the everyday word for keeping something in a state.
Show 9 more Show fewer 維持 means maintaining an existing state or condition, often abstract like health or peace, while 保存 is specifically about preventing decay or loss of something.
維持 means to maintain a general state or condition, whereas 堅持 specifically emphasizes resolute, unwavering commitment to a stance or policy.
維持 means actively maintaining or preserving a current state through effort, while 存続 describes the fact of continuing to exist, which may or may not involve active effort.
維持 implies active effort to keep something in a certain condition, whereas 持続 describes the state itself continuing without necessarily implying effort.
維持 means actively maintaining a state or condition through effort, while 温存 focuses on leaving something untouched or unused rather than working to sustain it.
維持 emphasizes keeping an existing condition unchanged, while 継続 emphasizes carrying an activity or process forward in time.
維持 means keeping something in its current state without change, while 整備 can also mean actively improving or setting up a system.
維持 emphasizes keeping something in an existing state (including abstract things like health or relationships), while メンテナンス focuses on active servicing or upkeep work.
維持 means keeping a state or condition going as it is, often day-to-day, while 保全 has a more formal, protective nuance often used for systems, environments, or legal rights.
Opposites 維持 means keeping a condition stable, while 悪化 means that condition worsening or deteriorating.
維持 means keeping something the same or maintaining it, the opposite of 変更 , which means altering it.
In legal appeals, 維持 means upholding a lower court's ruling, the opposite of 破棄 , which means the higher court overturning it.
Word family· 11 maintenance costs; upkeep expenses
health maintenance; health preservation
peacekeeping
maintenance of public order; security maintenance
maintaining the status quo
Show 5 more Show fewer maintaining order; keeping the peace
breadwinner; financial provider
price-keeping operation; PKO
life-support system
homeostatic mechanism
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Etymology Compound of 維 (い , 'to tie together; maintain') and 持 (じ , 'to hold'). The combination conveys the idea of holding something together and keeping it in place.
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