j

See also:J[U+004A LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J],յ[U+0575 ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER YI],Appendix:Variations of "j",andᒎ[U+148E CANADIAN SYLLABICS COO]

j U+006A,j LATIN SMALL LETTER J ←i [U+0069] Basic Latin k→ [U+006B]

Character variations

ʲ U+02B2,ʲ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J ←ʱ [U+02B1] Spacing Modifier Letters ʳ→ [U+02B3]

ｊ U+FF4A,ｊ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER J ←ｉ [U+FF49] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｋ→ [U+FF4B]

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Translingual

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The tenth letter of thebasic modern Latin Alpha bet.

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation of IPA[jːɑː, ɑjjɑː]with the sound[j]:

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Symbol

j

1. (IPA)apalatalapproximanta.k.a.yod.
2. (superscript⟨ʲ⟩,IPA)palatalization([j]-coloring) of a consonant; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic[j].
3. (pharmacy,obsolete)one.

   ℥j

   one ounce

4. (physics)imaginary unit

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Normal and italicJ
• 
  Uppercase and lowercaseJinFraktur

See also

• (Latin script):AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSſsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
• (Variations of letter J):ĴĵɈɉJ̌ǰȷϳʝɟʄᴊＪｊIJijIJijLJLjljLJLjljNJNjnjNJNjnj

Other representations of J:

NATO phonetic:Juliet Morse code:·––– Braille:⠚ ASL Manual:J

Signal flag:

Semaphore:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name):enPR:jā,IPA^(key):/dʒeɪ/

  • Audio(US):

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  • Audio(UK):

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  • Rhymes:-eɪ
  • (archaic or dialectal,Scotland)IPA^(key):/ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
• Rhymes:-aɪ
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/dʒ/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ,pluraljsorj's)

1. The tenthletterof the EnglishAlpha bet,calledjayand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• InSpanishlanguageloanwordsand names, "j" is pronounced as an "h",for example infajitaandJulio.
• The name of this letter is spelledjay,pluraljays
• In Scotland, this letter is sometimes spelledjy,to reflect the local pronunciation.

Derived terms

• j-word

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letter;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Noun

j(pluraljs)

1. (slang)A term for amarijuanacigarette ('joint').

   "I went outside to smoke myself aJ"—Paul Simon,from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."

2. (mathematics)An alternative version ofi,the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
3. (mathematics)The secondunitvector,afteri

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Suffix

j

1. (stenoscript)a suffix or final syllable /ʃən/ (-tion,-sion,etc.)

Araki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/t͡ʃ/

Letter

j(uppercaseJ)

1. Aletterof theArakiAlpha bet.

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/ʒ/

Letter

jlower case(upper caseJ)

1. The fifteenthletterof the AzerbaijaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)hərf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Əə,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Xx,Iı,İi,Jj,Kk,Qq,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Southern)/xota/,[xo̞.t̪a]
• IPA^(key):(Northern)/jota/,[jo̞.t̪a]

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the BasqueAlpha bet,calledjotaand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/h/,/j/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. A letter of theMazahuaAlpha bet.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ⱥⱥ,A̱a̱,Bb,Cc,Cꞌcꞌ,Cjcj,Cucu,Cꞌucꞌu,Cjucju,Chch,Chꞌchꞌ,Chjchj,Dd,Dydy,Ee,Ɇɇ,E̱e̱,Gg,Gugu,Huhu,ꞌHuꞌhu,Ii,I̱i̱,Jj,Jꞌjꞌ,Jmjm,Jnjn,Jñjñ,Juju,Jyjy,Ll,Mm,Mꞌmꞌ,Nn,Nꞌnꞌ,Ññ,Ñꞌñꞌ,Oo,Øø,O̱o̱,Pp,Pjpj,Rr,Ss,Tt,Tꞌtꞌ,Tjtj,Tsts,Tsꞌtsꞌ,Tsjtsj,Uu,Ꞹꞹ,U̱u̱,Xx,Zz,Zhzh,ꞌ

Chipewyan

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key):/t͜ʃ/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. Aletterof the ChipewyanAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-eː
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/jeː/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. the tenth letter of the Dutch Alpha bet

See also

• Previous letter:i
• Next letter:k

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological)IPA^(key):/i/
  • Conventional anglicization:i

Interjection

1. O!(vocativeinterjection)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofj

j	j	j	j	jꜣ
[Old Kingdom]	[Old Kingdom]	[Middle Kingdom]

Descendants

• Old Coptic:ⲏⲓ(ēi)

Verb

1. (transitive)tosay

Usage notes

By historical times, this verb is used almost exclusively as part of the quotativejnin its various forms.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofj

j	j	j

Noun

m

1. (rare)statement,report,word(about someone’s good qualities)[Pyramid Texts]
   • c.2255BCE– 2246BCE,Pyramid Texts of Merenre— west wall of the corridor’s north section, line 25–27, spell 609.18–22:

     
     
     
     
     

     jn mjn (j)fd(w) jpw jꜣtjw
     ḥmsw ḥr ḏꜥb.sn prrjw m gs jꜣb n(j) pt
     wṯz.snj.k pn nfr n nḥb-kꜣw
     ḏd.n n.k zꜣt.k jdt
     wṯz nḥb-kꜣwj.k pn nfr n psḏtj

     • Translation by Allen

       Astatementwill be fetched to the four mound-gods who sit at their charcoal-burning and emerge from the eastern side of the sky, and they will bear this goodstatementof you, which your daughter the Cow has spoken for you, to Kas-Assigner, and Kas-Assigner will bear this goodstatementof you to the Dual Ennead.

   • c.2246BCE– 2152BCE,Pyramid Texts of Pepi II— east wall of the corridor’s south section, line 6–8, spell 609.18–22:

     
     
     
     
     

     [jnjj]jn(j) ppy [nfr]-kꜣ-[rꜥ n jfdw jpw jꜣtjw
     ḥmsw ḥr ḏꜥb.sn prrjw m] gs jꜣb n(j) pt
     [wṯz].snjjjn(j) [ppy] nfr-kꜣ-[rꜥ] pn nfr n nḥ[b-kꜣw]
     [… p]py [nfr]-kꜣ-[rꜥ] ḏ[d.n n.k zꜣt].k [jd]t
     wṯz nḥb-kꜣwjj[jn(j)] ppy nfr-kꜣ-rꜥ pn [nfr n psḏtj]

     • Translation by Allen (modified)

       [Astate]mentof Pepi [Nefer]ka[re will be fetched to the four mound-gods who sit at their charcoal-burning and emerge from] the eastern side of the sky, and they [will bear] this goodstatementof [Pepi] Neferka[re… Pe]pi [Nefer]ka[re], which your [daughter the Co]w [has] spo[ken for you], to [Kas-As]signer, and Kas-Assigner will bear this [good]state[mentof] Pepi Neferkare [to the Dual Ennead].

Usage notes

The above quotes constitute all the known attestations of this word.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofj

jjj	j

Noun

m

1. some part of areed,likelypaniclesorleaves

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings ofj

j

References

• Erman, Adolf,Grapow, Hermann(1926)Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1],volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag,→ISBN,pages25, 25.5
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver(1962)A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian,Oxford: Griffith Institute,→ISBN,page 7
• James P[eter] Allen(2010)Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs,2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,→ISBN,pages199, 319, 455.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/jo/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/j/

• Audio:

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Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The thirteenthletterof the EsperantoAlpha bet,calledjoand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Ĉĉ,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ĝĝ,Hh,Ĥĥ,Ii,Jj,Ĵĵ,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Ŝŝ,Tt,Uu,Ŭŭ,Vv,Zz

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈjotʲː/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the EstonianAlpha bet,calledjottand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)täht;Aa,Bb(Cc),Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Šš,Zz,Žž,Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Õõ,Ää,Öö,Üü(Xx,Yy)

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/j/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The twelfthletterof the FaroeseAlpha bet,calledjoddand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bókstavur;Aa,Áá,Bb,Dd,Ðð,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Óó,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Úú,Vv,Yy,Ýý,Ææ,Øø

Finnish

Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information,andjfor information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• Audio;“jii,Jaakko,tarjous,jii”:

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Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the FinnishAlpha bet,calledjiiand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kirjain;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss(Šš),Tt,Uu,Vv(Ww),Xx,Yy,Zz(Žž),Åå,Ää,Öö

French

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ʒi/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the FrenchAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/dʒ/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. Aletterof the FulaAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties ofFula(Fulfulde/Pulaar/Pular).

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)karfeeje;',Aa,Bb,Mbmb,Ɓɓ,Cc,Dd,Ndnd,Ɗɗ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ngng,Ɠɠ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Njnj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Ññ,Ɲɲ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy,Ƴƴ

Gothic

Romanization

j

1. Romanization of𐌾

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):[ˈj]
• (letter name):IPA^(key):[ˈjeː]

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The seventeenthletterof the HungarianAlpha bet,calledjéand written in theLatin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	j	j-k
accusative	j-t	j-ket
dative	j-nek	j-knek
instrumental	j-vel	j-kkel
causal-final	j-ért	j-kért
translative	j-vé	j-kké
terminative	j-ig	j-kig
essive-formal	j-ként	j-kként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	j-ben	j-kben
superessive	j-n	j-ken
adessive	j-nél	j-knél
illative	j-be	j-kbe
sublative	j-re	j-kre
allative	j-hez	j-khez
elative	j-ből	j-kből
delative	j-ről	j-kről
ablative	j-től	j-ktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	j-é	j-ké
non-attributive possessive - plural	j-éi	j-kéi

Possessive formsofj
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	j-m	j-im
2nd person sing.	j-d	j-id
3rd person sing.	j-je	j-i
1st person plural	j-nk	j-ink
2nd person plural	j-tek	j-itek
3rd person plural	j-jük	j-ik

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)betű;Aa,Áá,Bb,Cc,Cscs,Dd,Dzdz,Dzsdzs,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Gygy,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Lyly,Mm,Nn,Nyny,Oo,Óó,Öö,Őő,Pp,Rr,Ss,Szsz,Tt,Tyty,Uu,Úú,Üü,Űű,Vv,Zz,Zszs.Only in the extended Alpha bet:QqWwXxYy.Commonly used:ch.Also defined:àë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthtsÿ.

Further reading

• jinBárczi, GézaandLászló Országh.A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára( “The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/jɔðː/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The thirteenthletterof the IcelandicAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bókstafur;Aa,Áá,Bb,Dd,Ðð,Ee,Éé,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Óó,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Úú,Vv,Xx,Yy,Ýý,Þþ,Ææ,Öö

Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ʒ/
• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ʒe/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the IdoAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)litero;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/d͡ʒe/
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/d͡ʒ/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the IndonesianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)huruf;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Italian

Letter

jform(invariable,lower case,upper caseJ)

1. the tenth letter of theLatin Alpha bet,calledi lungain Italian

Usage notes

• The letterJis not considered part of the contemporary Italian Alpha bet. See underJ.

Kankanaey

Etymology

BorrowedfromTagalogj.Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishj.

Pronunciation

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ˈdjej/[ˈd͡ʒei̯]
  • Rhymes:-ej
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/d͡ʒ/[d͡ʒ]

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the KankanaeyAlpha bet,calleddyeyand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy[Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[2](in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN,pages10-11

Karelian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/j/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the KarelianAlpha bet,calledjiiand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Zz,Žž,Tt,Uu,Vv,Yy,Ää,Öö,ʼ

Kashubian

Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian Alpha betarticle on Wikipedia for more, andjfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The fourteenthletterof the KashubianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Éé,Ëë,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Oo,Òò,Óó,Ôô,Pp,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Ùù,Ww,Yy,Zz,Żż

Latvian

Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs,which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur,and sporadically inCyrillic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[j]

• Audio:

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Letter

J

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The fifteenthletterof the LatvianAlpha bet,calledjēand written in theLatin script.

See also

• Letters of the Latvian Alpha bet:

  burti:Aa,Āā,Bb,Cc,Čč,Dd,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Ģģ,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ķķ,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/j/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The fifteenthletterof the LivonianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)kēratēd̦;Aa,Āā,Ää,Ǟǟ,Bb,Dd,D̦d̦,Ee,Ēē,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Īī,Jj,Kk,Ll,Ļļ,Mm,Nn,Ņņ,Oo,Ōō,Ȯȯ,Ȱȱ,Õõ,Ȭȭ,Pp,Rr,Ŗŗ,Ss,Šš,Tt,Țț,Uu,Ūū,Vv,Zz,Žž

Malay

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the MalayAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Mam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/χ/

Letter

j(uppercaseJ)

1. Aletterof theMamAlpha bet.

Middle English

Pronoun

j

1. Alternative form ofI(“I”)

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/jeː/,/jodː/,[jeː],[jɔdː]
• (phoneme):IPA^(key):[j],[jː]

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. Antepenultimateletter of the Norwegian Alpha bet, coming after i and before k.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/d͡ʒ/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The twelfthletterof the NupeAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)banki;Aa(Áá,Àà),Bb,Cc,Dd,Dzdz,Ee(Éé,Èè),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì),Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò),Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Tsts,Uu(Úú,Ùù),Vv,Ww,Yy,Zz,Zhzh

Polish

Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthographyarticle on Wikipedia for more, andjfor development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈjɔt/

Letter

j(upper caseJ,lower case)

1. The thirteenthletterof the PolishAlpha bet,calledjotand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ąą,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ęę,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Óó,Pp(Qq),Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu(Vv),Ww(Xx),Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/ʒ/
• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ˈʒɔ.tɐ/

• Audio(Brazil):

  (file)

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the PortugueseAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa(Áá,Àà,Ââ,Ãã),Bb,Cc(Çç),Dd,Ee(Éé,Êê),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Ôô,Õõ),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Romani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/j/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. (International Standard)The thirteenthletterof the RomaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax)The fourteenthletterof the RomaniAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Xx,Ii,Jj,Kk,Khkh,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Phph,Rr,Ss,Tt,Thth,Uu,Vv,ZzInternational Standard:(Àà,Ää,Ǎǎ),Ćć,Ćhćh,(Èè,Ëë,Ěě), (Ìì,Ïï,Ǐǐ), (Òò,Öö,Ǒǒ),Rrrr,Śś,(Ùù,Üü,Ǔǔ),Źź,Ʒʒ,Qq,Çç,ϴθ.Pan-Vlax:Čč,Čhčh,Dždž,(Dźdź),Řř,Šš,(Śś),Žž,(Źź).

References

• Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “J, j”,inニューエクスプレス ロマ ( ジプシー ) ngữ[New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha,→ISBN,page14

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʒ/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The thirteenthletterof the RomanianAlpha bet,calledjeorjîand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ăă,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Îî,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Șș,Tt,Țț,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• J(uppercase)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/j/

Letter

j(Cyrillic spellingј)

1. The fourteenthletterof the Serbo-CroatianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)slȍvo;Aa,Bb,Cc,Čč,Ćć,Dd,Dždž,Đđ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Ljlj,Mm,Nn,Njnj,Oo,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž

Silesian

Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin Alpha bet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian languagearticle on Wikipedia for more, andjfor development of the glyph itself.

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The twelfthletterof the SilesianAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Ãã,Bb,Cc,Ćć,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Łł,Mm,Nn,Ńń,Oo,Ŏŏ,Ōō,Ôô,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Śś,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy,Zz,Źź,Żż

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/ʝ/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The seventeenthletterof the Skolt SamiAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bukva;Aa,Ââ,Bb,Cc,Čč,Ʒʒ,Ǯǯ,Dd,Đđ,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ǧǧ,Ǥǥ,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ǩǩ,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ŋŋ,Oo,Õõ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Šš,Tt,Uu,Vv,Zz,Žž,Åå,Ää,ʹ

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(phoneme)/x/
• IPA^(key):(letter name)/ˈxota/[ˈxo.t̪a]

  • Audio(Spain):

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  • Rhymes:-ota

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the SpanishAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)letra;Aa(Áá),Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee(Éé),Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii(Íí),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Oo(Óó),Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu(Úú,Üü),Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Swedish

Pronunciation

Letter name

• IPA^(key):/jiː/

Phoneme

• IPA^(key):/j/,/ɧ/
  • Homophone:g(in some positions)

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the SwedishAlpha bet,calledjiand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)bokstav;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz,Åå,Ää,Öö

Tagalog

Etymology

BorrowedfromSpanishj.Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino Alpha bet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishj.
• Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishj.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈdjej/[ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯](letter name, Filipino Alpha bet)
    • Rhymes:-ej
  • IPA^(key):/ˈhota/[ˈhoː.t̪ɐ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes:-ota
  • IPA^(key):/d͡ʒ/[d͡ʒ](phoneme)
  • IPA^(key):/h/[h](phoneme, Spanish unadapted loanwords)
  • IPA^(key):/s/[s](phoneme, Spanish unadapted loanwords, obsolete)

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ,Baybayin spellingᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜌ᜔)

1. The tenthletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theFilipino Alpha bet), calleddyeyand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• This letter is mostly used only in slang, proper nouns, or unadapted loanwords.
• Some purists of Tagalog replacejin words withdy.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)titik;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ññ,Ngng,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ,Baybayin spellingᜑᜓᜆ)

1. (historical)The eleventhletterof the TagalogAlpha bet(theAbecedario), calledjotaand written in theLatin script.

Usage notes

• Some Spanish words originally with Spanishjtend to be replaced withhin Tagalog.

Further reading

• “j”,inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph,Manila,2018

Tlingit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/tʃ/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. Aletterof the TlingitAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• Canada:(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,Àà,Ââ,Chch,Chʼchʼ,Dd,Dłdł,Dzdz,Ee,Éé,Èè,Êê,Gg,Gwgw,Ghgh,Ghwghw,Hh,Ii,Íí,Ìì,Îî,Jj,Kk,Kwkw,Kʼkʼ,Kʼwkʼw,Khkh,Khwkhw,Khʼkhʼ,Khʼwkhʼw(Ll),Łł,Łʼłʼ(Mm),Nn(Oo),Ss,Sʼsʼ,Shsh,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tltl,Tlʼtlʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Úú,Ùù,Ûû,Ww,Xx,Xwxw,Xʼxʼ,Xʼwxʼw,Xhxh,Xhwxhw,Xhʼxhʼ,Xhʼwxhʼw,Yy(Ÿÿ),․
• US:(Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Áá,Aaaa,Áaáa,Chch,Chʼchʼ,Dd,Dldl,Dzdz,Ee,Éé,Eeee,Éeée,Eiei,Éiéi,Gg,Gwgw,G̱g̱,G̱wg̱w,Hh,Ii,Íí,Jj,Kk,Kwkw,Kʼkʼ,Kʼwkʼw,Ḵḵ,Ḵwḵw,Ḵʼḵʼ,Ḵʼwḵʼw,Ll,Lʼlʼ(Ḻḻ,Mm),Nn(Oo),Oooo,Óoóo,Ss,Sʼsʼ,Shsh,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tltl,Tlʼtlʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Úú,Ww,Xx,Xwxw,Xʼxʼ,Xʼwxʼw,X̱x̱,X̱wx̱w,X̱ʼx̱ʼ,X̱ʼwx̱ʼw,Yy(Ÿÿ,Y̱y̱),․

Turkish

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/ʒ/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ʒeː/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The thirteenthletterof the TurkishAlpha bet,calledjeand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harf;Aa(Ââ),Bb,Cc,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Ğğ,Hh,Iı,İi(Îî),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu(Ûû),Üü,Vv,Yy,Zz

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/d͡ʒ/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The eleventhletterof the TurkmenAlpha bet,calledjeand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harp;Aa,Bb,Çç,Dd,Ee,Ää,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Žž,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ňň,Oo,Öö,Pp,Rr,Ss,Şş,Tt,Uu,Üü,Ww,Yy,Ýý,Zz

Uzbek

Pronunciation

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/d͡ʒ/

Letter

j(upper caseJ)

1. The ninthletterof the UzbekAlpha bet,calledjeand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)harf;Aa,Bb,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Xx,Yy,Zz,Oʻoʻ,Gʻgʻ,Shsh,Chch,Ngng

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/dʒeː/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The fourteenthletterof the WelshAlpha bet,calledèland written in theLatin script.It is preceded byiand followed byl.

Mutation

• Ddcannot be mutated in Welsh.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)llythyren;Aa(Áá,Àà,Ââ,Ää),Bb,Cc,Chch,Dd,Dddd,Ee(Éé,Èè,Êê,Ëë),Ff,Ffff,Gg,Ngng,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Îî,Ïï),Jj,Ll,Llll,Mm,Nn,Oo(Óó,Òò,Ôô,Öö),Pp,Phph,Rr,Rhrh,Ss,Tt,Thth,Uu(Úú,Ùù,Ûû,Üü),Ww(Ẃẃ,Ẁẁ,Ŵŵ,Ẅẅ),Yy(Ýý,Ỳỳ,Ŷŷ,Ÿÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “j”,inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online(in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/t̪ʲ/(njis pronounced[nd͡ʑ])

Letter

j

1. A letter of theYeleAlpha bet. Only occurs in the digraph⟨nj⟩.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,â,b,Chch,Dd,e,é,ê,Ghgh,i,î,j,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Ńń,o,ó,Pp,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Yy,꞉

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/d͡ʒ/
• (letter name):IPA^(key):/d͡ʒí/

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The eleventhletterof the YorubaAlpha bet,calledjíand written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)lẹ́tà;Aa(Áá,Àà,Āā),Bb,Dd,Ee(Éé,Èè,Ēē),Ẹẹ(Ẹ́ẹ́,Ẹ̀ẹ̀,Ẹ̄ẹ̄),Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii(Íí,Ìì,Īī),Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm(Ḿḿ,M̀m̀,M̄m̄),Nn(Ńń,Ǹǹ,N̄n̄),Oo(Óó,Òò,Ōō),Ọọ(Ọ́ọ́,Ọ̀ọ̀,Ọ̄ọ̄),Pp,Rr,Ss,Ṣṣ,Tt,Uu(Úú,Ùù,Ūū),Ww,Yy
• (Benin)(Latin-scriptletters)lɛ́tà;Aa,Bb,Dd,Ee,Ɛɛ,Ff,Gg,Gbgb,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Kpkp,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Ɔɔ,Pp,Rr,Ss,Shsh,Tt,Uu,Ww,Yy

Zulu

Letter

j(lower case,upper caseJ)

1. The tenthletterof the ZuluAlpha bet,written in theLatin script.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz