J

See also: j [U+006A LATIN SMALL LETTER J], Appendix:Variations of "j", ل [U+0644 ARABIC LETTER LAM], and ᒍ [U+148D CANADIAN SYLLABICS CO]

J	U+004A, J LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J

← I
[U+0049]

Basic Latin

K →
[U+004B]

Character variations

Ｊ	U+FF2A, Ｊ FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J

← Ｉ
[U+FF29]

Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms

Ｋ →
[U+FF2B]

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J

Wikipedia

Etymology

From a modification of the Latin letter I (“i”), from the Etruscan letter 𐌉 (i, “i”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ι (I, “iota”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤉 (y, “yod”), from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓂝.

Letter

J (lower case j)

The tenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Symbol

J

(metrology) The symbol for joule, the unit of work or energy in the International System of Units
jack (playing card)
(linguistics) A wildcard for a palatal consonant
Synonym: Ɉ
(Voice Quality Symbols) position of the jaw (modified for protruded, offset, etc.)
(clothing) Bra cup size.

Numeral

J (upper case Roman numeral, lower case j)

Archaic form of I (“1”) used at the end of a number.
VIIJ ― 8

Gallery

Letter styles
Uppercase and lowercase versions of J, in normal and italic type
Uppercase and lowercase J in Fraktur

English

Alternative forms

J., j., j

Pronunciation

(letter name): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ

Audio (UK):

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Letter

J (upper case, lower case j, plural Js or J's)

The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

In some names beginning with "J" of northern or eastern European origin, "J" is pronounced as a "Y", for example in the former country of Jugoslavia, which in English more recently is more commonly spelled as Yugoslavia.
In Spanish names and loanwords beginning with "J", the "J" is usually pronounced as an "H", for example in the name Julio.

Noun

J (plural Js or J's or JJ)

(slang) (plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette. (Abbreviation of joint.)
- 1980 July, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “Late in the Evening”, in One-Trick Pony:
  I stepped outside to smoke myself a J.
- 1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges):
  Mind if I do a J?
- 2023, “Modern Day Ripoff”, in Every Loser, performed by Iggy Pop:
  I ran out of blow a long time ago / I can't smoke a J or my guts fly away
In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.
- 1969, The Law Commission, Family Law: Report on Financial Provision in Matrimonial Proceedings (Law Com. No. 25)‎^[1], London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, →OCLC, paragraph 29, note 57:
  "Custody or upbringing" is regarded as including access; yet in B. v. B. & F. above no regard was paid to the welfare of the infants which was irrelevant to the particular issue with which the court was concerned—namely whether children were "children of the family". But the effect was to deprive the husband of access and it seems clear that whether or not he was the father, access could have been awarded to him in an application other than under s. 34 of the 1965 Act if the welfare of the children so demanded: [1969] Cam. L.J. [Cambridge Law Journal] 37 […]
(law, postnominal) (plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice.
- 1992 June 3, Chief Justice Anthony Mason, Justice Michael McHugh, “Mabo v Queensland (No 2)”, in Australasian Legal Information Institute‎^[2], High Court of Australia:
  In the result, six members of the Court (Dawson J. dissenting) are in agreement that the common law of this country recognizes a form of native title which, in the cases where it has not been extinguished, reflects the entitlement of the indigenous inhabitants, in accordance with their laws or customs, to their traditional lands and that, subject to the effect of some particular Crown leases, the land entitlement of the Murray Islanders in accordance with their laws or customs is preserved, as native title, under the law of Queensland. The main difference between those members of the Court who constitute the majority is that, subject to the operation of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), neither of us nor Brennan J. agrees with the conclusion to be drawn from the judgments of Deane, Toohey and Gaudron JJ. that, at least in the absence of clear and unambiguous statutory provision to the contrary, extinguishment of native title by the Crown by inconsistent grant is wrongful and gives rise to a claim for compensatory damages.
(British, road transport) Abbreviation of junction.
The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge.
(card games) Abbreviation of jack.
(basketball) Abbreviation of jump shot.
- 2017 February 18, Mike Gantner, “Durant a big admirer of DeRozan and his work ethic”, in Toronto Sun‎^[3]:
  And Durant had a front seat for just how much work DeRozan was putting in during their time together in Rio. "I watched him man," Durant said. "His footwork in the post is flawless. His jump shot in the mid-range is incredible. That is the type of stuff I look at as a basketball guy, his footwork, his mechanics on his J, his handle. At first he was a dunker and he barely dunks now. He’s a finesse player but he can play power forward. I’m a big fan."
(slang, chiefly in the plural) (plural Js or J's) an Air Jordan shoe
- 2022 December 21, Ghetto Smosh, 1:57 from the start, in MY J’S CAN TALK!?!?‎^[4], via YouTube, archived from the original on 5 June 2023:
  Don't pay no mind, Antwon, it's just an angry-ass J...

Related terms

CJ (law)
JA (law)

Translations

playing card

Danish: Kn (knægt)
Dutch: B (nl) (boer)
Estonian: S (et) (sõdur)
French: V (fr) (valet)
German: B (de) (Bauer)
Icelandic: G (gosi)
Polish: W (pl) (walet)
Portuguese: V (pt) (valete)
Russian: В (ru) (V) (валет)
Swedish: Kn (sv) (knekt)

References

“Judges and Officials”, in The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 19th edition, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Law Review Association, 2010, →ISBN, Table T11, page 443.

Proper noun

J

(religion) Abbreviation of Jehovist.

Symbol

J

Tatami mat, used as a unit of floorspace area (Kyoto tatami are 0.955 by 1.91 m, Nagoya 0.91 by 1.82 m, Tokyo 0.88 by 1.76 m). (From 畳 (-jō).)

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

(letter name): IPA^(key): /jɛ/

Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)

The tenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

J (plural J's, diminutive J'tjie)

J

Angami

Letter

J

The nineteenth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Araki

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃ/

Letter

J (lowercase j)

A letter of the Araki alphabet.

Azerbaijani

Letter

J upper case (lower case j)

The fifteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Basque

Pronunciation

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

Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)

The tenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called jota and written in the Latin script.