繊維・線維|せんいsen'i[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
繊維繊維 is the most common written form; beginners should use it when writing, including when choosing a form for their own Japanese.
線維線維 is a less common written form of the same word. Recognize it as an alternative, but do not choose it over 繊維 as a beginner.
Definitions
  1. nounfibre; fiber線維 only used in medical contexts
    マイクロファイバークロスは、髪の毛かみのけの100分ぶんの1という細ほそさの繊維せんいで編あみあげられたクロスです。↗
    Microfibre cloth is cloth woven from fibres as narrow as a hundredth of the width of a hair.
Japanese definitions
  1. 糸いと状じょうの細ほそい構造こうぞうを持もった素材そざい。原料げんりょうは、植物しょくぶつ、動物どうぶつ、鉱物こうぶつ、そして化学かがく合成ごうせいによるものがある。衣類いるいや紙かみ、その他た多おおくの製品せいひんの原料げんりょう。
  2. 生体せいたい組織そしきにおける糸いと状じょうの構造こうぞう。線維せんいのこと。
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