# J

| J | U+004A, &#74; LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J |
| ← I [U+0049] | Basic Latin | K → [U+004B] |
| Ｊ | U+FF2A, &#65322; FULLWIDTH LATIN CAPITAL LETTER J |
| ← Ｉ [U+FF29] | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | Ｋ → [U+FF2B] |

## Translingual
### 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.

#### See also

* (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
* (Variations of letter J): Ĵĵ Ɉɉ J̌ǰ ȷ ϳ ʝ ɟ ʄ ᴊ Ｊｊ IJij Ĳĳ LJLjlj Ǉǈǉ NJNjnj Ǌǋǌ

### 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

### See also

Other representations of J:
| NATO phonetic: Juliet Morse code: ·––– Braille: ⠚ ASL Manual: J | Signal flag: | Semaphore: |

## English
### Alternative forms

* J., j., j

### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /d͡ʒeɪ/, (South Asia) /d͡ʒeː/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪ

### 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.

#### See also

* (Latin script letters) 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 (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)‎, 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, 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: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!?!?‎, 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)

#### 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).)

### See also

* J6
* J antenna
* jay
* Jay
* Jaye
* J-cat
* J-euro
* J-pole antenna
* J-Town
* PB&J

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /jɛ/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) 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 (plural J's, diminutive J'tjie)
* J

## Angami
### Letter

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

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üi üi, A a, Ai ai, I i, Ie ie, U u, Uo uo, E e, Ei ei, O o, Ou ou, K k, Kh kh, G g, Ng ng, C c, Ch ch, J j, Jh jh, Ny ny, T t, Th th, D d, N n, Ts ts, Tsh tsh, Dz dz, P p, Ph ph, B b, M m, Pf pf, Bv bv, Y y, Yh yh, R r, Rh rh, L l, Lh lh, F f, V v, W w, Wh wh, S s, Sh sh, Z z, Zh zh, H h

## Araki
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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.

#### See also

* (Latin script letters) 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: (Southern) /xota/, [xo̞.t̪a]
* IPA: (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.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒɔ.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒo.ta]

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called jota and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Central Franconian
### Etymology

* /j/, /ɣ/ are from West Germanic stem-initial *j; from stem-internal *g; from stem-initial *g in Ripuarian and northernmost Moselle Franconian.

### Pronunciation

* /j/, [j], (Moselle Franconian also) [ʑ]

### Letter

J
* A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
* A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

#### Usage notes

* After back vowels, /ɣ/ (see G) is used instead of /j/ with few exceptions. The difference between these is thus widely allophonic.
* In the syllable coda, j is replaced with ch in the German-based spelling, g in the Dutch-based spelling.
* Intervocalically after short (front) vowels, j may be doubled to jj.

## Central Mazahua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /h/, /j/

### Letter

J (lower case j)
* A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

## Chinese
### Etymology 1

Initialism of jer (“penis”).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): zei$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zei$^1$
*** Yale: jēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zéi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sei̯⁵⁵/

#### Noun

J
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, euphemistic) penis (Classifier: 條／条 c)
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) person
    廢J／废J [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― fai$^3$ zei$^1$ [Jyutping] ― useless person; loser

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 玉莖, 陽具, 陽物, 陰體, 人道, 身根 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 陰莖, 陽具, 男根 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 雞巴, 卵子, 家伙, 帽兒, 大帽兒, 雀子 †, 小雞兒 †, 小蟲兒 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雞雞, 屌, 肉棒, 老二, 命根, 命根子, 小弟弟, 小鳥 †, 小雞雞 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 雞巴, 雞巴嘚兒, 雞巴頭子, 嘚兒, 牛子, 老二, 二哥, 腿兒, 牛牛兒 †, 小牛子 †, 家雀兒 † |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 小鳥 † |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 屌, 小雞兒 †, 小雞雞 † |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 鴨子, 雞子, 雞巴, 屌, 小鴨兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 雞巴, 屌, 膀, 雞巴兒 †, 小雞兒雞兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 鴨子, 鴨兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 㞗, 錘子, 牛牛兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 雞巴, 㞗, 錘子, 雞雞 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 屌, 雞巴, 雞尜尜, 屌頭子, 老二, 二哥, 一家人兒, 打種的 dated, 小雞兒 †, 雞兒 †, 尜尜 †, 小老雀兒 †, 老雀兒 † |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 㞗 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 㞗, 雞巴, 雞雞 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 㞗, 牛牛子 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 㞗, 㞗把子, 錘子, 雞雞 †, 㞗㞗 † |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Jimsar | 㞗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 錘子, 雞巴, 雞棍兒, 雞兒, 雀雀兒, 雀雀, 麻雀兒, 毛鰱魚, 老二, 㞗, 雞雞 †, 小雞兒 †, 小麻雀兒 †, 小雀雀兒 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 錘子, 卵, 鷄兒, 鴨兒, 雀雀兒, 鷄巴, 㞗, 牙刷兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鴨蒂, 雞巴, 卵, 雀雀 †, 鴨鴨 †, 雞雞 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 雞巴, 大雞巴, 乾雞巴, 馬雞巴, 卵子, 㞗, 屌, 下二哥, 二哥, 甩甩, 錘錘 dated, 錘子 dated, 雞雞 †, 小雞兒 †, 雞兒 †, 麻雀 †, 小麻雀 †, 雀雀 † |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 鳥, 卵, 二老爺, 大頭蟲, 鳥崽 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雞巴, 屌, 麻雀, 小麻雀兒 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 雞巴, 屌子, 屌, 卵子, 麻雀子 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 屌兒, 屌 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 屌, 雞巴, 尕尕雞 †, 尕雞 † |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 卵, 雞巴 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鳩, 𨳍, 𡳞, 賓周, 小便, 祠堂, 脧 †, 脧脧 †, 鳩脧 †, 脧仔 †, 咕咕 †, 雀仔 †, 慈姑椗 † |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鳩, 𨳍, 𡳞, 賓周, 周, 周周, 雀, 弟弟, 細佬, 何B仔, 子孫根, 祠堂, 第三隻腳, 第五肢, 是非根, J slang, 丁 slang, 丁丁 slang, 腸 slang, 腸仔 slang, 嘢 euphemistic, 脧 †, 脧脧 †, 脧脧仔 †, 咕咕 †, 雀仔 †, 慈姑椗 † |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 𡳞, 鵝仔 † |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 鵝仔, 𡳞 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 𡳞, 𡳞仔 † |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 𡳞 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 鳩脧, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 𨳍, 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 雀, 𡳞 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 𡳞, 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 𡳞, 雀 †, 雀仔 † |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 𡳞, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 𡳞, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 𡳞, 鵝必 † |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 𡳞 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 巧 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 巧 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 𡳞子 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 雞巴, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 巧, 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 巧 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 屌, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 鳩 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 咪, 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 鳩脧 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 𡳞, 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 屌, 𨳍, 𡳞, 咕咕, 雀仔, 水喉, 大鵰, 賓周, 慈姑椗 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 𡳞, 鳩, 𨳍 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 賓周 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 卵, 卵雞子 †, 卵雞 † |
| Gan | Lichuan | 卵, 老二 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 卵, 卵仔 †, 雞仔 † |
| Hakka | Meixian | 𡳞棍, 𡳞仔, 𡳞, 脧, 脧仔 † |
| Hakka | Xingning | 脧哩, 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 𡳞, 𡳞棍, 脧 †, 咕咕 † |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 𡳞棍, 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 脧 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 脧 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 𡳞, 脧 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 𨳍 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 脧哩, 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 脧哩, 脧, 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 脧 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 脧哩, 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 𡳞子 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 𡳞棍, 脧 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 脧子 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 𨳍 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 脧 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Changting | 𡳞子, 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 𡳞子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 𡳞, 脧 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 脧 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 卵, 卵子 †, 尒卵子 † |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 卵 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 卵陀 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 卵梗 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 卵 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 卵子 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 卵 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 卵 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 𡳞, 脧, 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 𡳞, 𡳞棍, 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 𡳞棍, 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 𡳞, 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 脧 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 脧子 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 𡳞, 脧 † |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 脧 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 𡳞棍, 𡳞 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 脧仔 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 𡳞棍 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 脧 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鳥, 老八鳥, 八鳥 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 鳥 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 雞兒, 鳥兒 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 鳥, 卵, 雞兒, 雞雞 †, 下身 euphemistic |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 卵 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 屌兒 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 菩蒂 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 㞗, 雞巴, 雀兒, 雞雞 †, 狗雞兒 † |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 雞巴, 㞗 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 㞗兒, 秤桿, 狗雞兒 †, 雞兒 †, 狗雞雞 † |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 㞗, 雞巴, 雞雞, 二掌櫃, 小腹, 雞溜子 †, 雞溜 †, 毛㞗 of an adult |
| Jin | Shenmu | 㞗, 屌子, 雞溜子, 雞雞 †, 沙奶奶 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𫵓, 𫵓仔, 𫵓𫵓仔 † |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 𫵓 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 𫵓 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 𫵓 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 𫵓牯 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 𫵓 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 脧 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 脧 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 欛欛, 䐯鳥, 欛欛囝 †, 鳥鳥囝 †, 䐯鳥囝 † |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 欛欛囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 䐯, 鳥 † |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 䐯鳥 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 䐯鳥 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 䐯鳥 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 䐯 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 䐯鳥 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 䐯鳥 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 䐯䐯, 䐯鳥 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 欛欛 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞𦉎, 𡳞, 鳥仔 † |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞𦉎, 𡳞, 鳥仔 † |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞𦉎, 𡳞, 鳥仔 † |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞鳥仔 † |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 𡳞鳥, 戛, 訶 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞, 小弟, 咕咕鳥, 咕咕 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞, 弟弟, 小弟, 咕咕鳥 †, childish |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 𡳞, 𡳞公仔 † |
| Southern Min | Datian | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 鳩 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞, 鳥 †, 龜鳥 † |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 𡳞鳥 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鳥, 𡳞, 𡳞鳥囝 † |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 𡳞, 𡳞鳥囝 † |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 𡳞鳥, 𡳞 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 𡳞, 鳥, 殼車, 家私, 尻川柄 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 頹 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 頹, 鳥 † |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 𡳞, 𡳞囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 𡳞, 𡳞鳥, 𡳞鳥囝 † |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 𡳞, 𡳞囝 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 𡳞, 𡳞囝, 𡳞鳥 †, 𡳞鳥囝 † |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 𡳞, 𡳞鳥, 𡳞鳥囝 † |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 𡳞, 𡳞鳥, 𡳞鳥囝 † |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 𡳞, 𡳞鳥, 𡳞鳥囝 † |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 脧 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 脧 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 脧仔 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 卵, 卵脬 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 𨳍, 麻鳥, 二老弟, 慈姑椗 † |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 𡳞 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 𡳞 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 𡳞鳥 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 𡳞仔 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 𡳞仔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 卵, 屌屌 †, 屌屌頭 †, 小雞雞 †, 麻鳥 † |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 卵, 卵子, 卵卵 †, 小尿螺 † |
| Wu | Suzhou | 卵, 鳥, 雞雞 †, 小卵 †, 長生果 † |
| Wu | Wuxi | 卵 |
| Wu | Danyang | 卵, 卵子, 屌子, 屌, 雞巴, 雞雞 †, 小雀雀 †, 雀雀 †, 八八 †, 八雞 † |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 雀兒, 八屌, 卵脬, 小八屌 †, 麻雀兒 †, 麻油壺兒 † |
| Wu | Ningbo | 卵, 卵子, 卵瓜瓜 †, 瓜瓜 † |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 頹, 卵脬, 卵脬兒, 臀卵脬, 脬兒 †, 脬脬兒 †, 奶哥鳥兒 † |
| Wu | Jinhua | 老八兒, 聊子, 雀, 雞巴, 八兒八兒 † |
| Xiang | Changsha | 卵, 雞巴, 掉它, 太鬍子, 雞雞 †, 鳥鳥 †, 鳥 †, 梗梗 † |
| Xiang | Loudi | 雞巴, 卵, 勺欛腦殼, 雞雞 †, 雞崽唧 † |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 卵子, 雞蓀子 † |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 屌把 |
| Note | † - of a boy | † - of a boy |

##### Derived terms

* fam J
* 廢J / 废J
* 打J
* 賭J / 赌J

#### Verb

J (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang)
* to masturbate; to have sexual fantasy towards another individual
* (in general) to fantasize; to fantasize about something for the feel-good feeling

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 手淫, 自慰, 自瀆, 自撫, 自淫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 打手槍, 打槍, 尻槍, 尻手槍, 尻尻, 尻, 自慰, DIY |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 打手槍, 打飛機 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 擼鴨子, 擼管兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 打手銃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 打飛機, 打J, J, 打丁, 搵五姑娘, DIY |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 打飛機 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 打手銃, 打飛機 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 打水銃 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 摸𡳞 |
| Hakka | Changting | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 搞𡳞 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 搞𡳞 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 打手槍 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 打手銃, 洩手銃 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 打手銃 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 打手銃, 洩手銃 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 打手銃, 洩手銃 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 耍㞗兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𢫦草屩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 拍手銃 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 敲手銃 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 拍手銃 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 搓卵 dated |
| Wu | Ningbo | 打手銃 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 打手銃 |

##### Derived terms

* J圖 / J图

#### Related terms

* JJ

### Etymology 2

From the letter J of the English pattern playing cards. Various names exist for this symbol in the spoken language.

#### Mandarin gōu

    From 鉤 / 钩 (gōu, “hook”), because the letter J resembles a hook.

#### Cantonese zik$^1$

    Borrowed from English jack.

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gōu (gou$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zik$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gōu
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄡ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gou
*** Wade–Giles: kou$^1$
*** Yale: gōu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gou
*** Palladius: гоу (gou)
*** Sinological IPA : /koʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zik$^1$
*** Yale: jīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɪk̚⁵/

#### Noun

J
* (card games) jack (Classifier: 隻／只; 張／张)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 鉤兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 鉤, 十一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 鉤, 十一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 丁子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 丁鉤兒, 甲鉤兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 丁鉤兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 鉤子, 鉤, 鉤鉤, 孫子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 鉤鉤, 鉤, 夾鉤 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 歐 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 丁鉤 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 茄鉤, 傑鉤 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 積 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 積 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 積 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 積 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 鉤 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 鉤 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鉤子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 鉤子, 鉤 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 鉤子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 丁鉤 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鉤子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 丁 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 丁 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 丁 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 茄勾 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 斜鉤 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 茄杠 |

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèi (zhei$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄟˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèi
*** Wade–Giles: chei$^4$
*** Yale: jèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jey
*** Palladius: чжэй (čžɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂeɪ̯⁵¹/

#### Pronoun

J
* (Mandarin, slang) Alternative form of 這 / 这

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhèi (zhei$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄟˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zei$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chei
    (Teochew, Peng'im): rêi$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$jie; $^6$je; $^6$jia
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhèi
*** Wade–Giles: chei$^4$
*** Yale: jèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jey
*** Palladius: чжэй (čžɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂeɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zei$^1$
*** Yale: jēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zéi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sei̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chei
*** Tâi-lô: tsei
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sei⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: rêi$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jei5
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zei⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$jie; $^6$je; $^6$jia
*** MiniDict: jiae$^去$; je$^去$; jia$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$jjie; $^3$jje; $^3$jjia
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑie²³/, /d͡ʑe²³/, /d͡ʑia²³/

##### Letter

J
* The tenth letter of the Latin alphabet.

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jī, jiē (ji$^1$, jie$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ, ㄐㄧㄝ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, common)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jī
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ji
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^1$
*** Yale: jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
*** Palladius: цзи (czi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, official)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiē
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jie
*** Wade–Giles: chieh$^1$
*** Yale: jyē
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jie
*** Palladius: цзе (cze)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

##### Letter

J
* The tenth letter used in Pinyin.

##### Usage notes

* 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
* The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

### References

* Bauer, Robert S. (2021) ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 1058

## Chipewyan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͜ʃ/

### Letter

J (lower case j)
* A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /jeː/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

J (capital, lowercase j)
* the tenth letter of the Dutch alphabet

### See also

* Previous letter: I
* Next letter: K

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /jo/
* (phoneme): IPA: /j/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The thirteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called jo or je and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin script letters) 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
### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called jott and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

## 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. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and J for information on the development of the glyph itself.

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called jii and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jɔt/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the German alphabet, called Jot and written in the Latin script.

### Symbol

J
* (chemistry) The chemical symbol of iodine.
* (card games) A jack, also called Junge.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: [ˈj]
* (letter name): IPA: [ˈjeː]

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The seventeenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called jé and written in the Latin script.

#### Declension
### See also

* (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Zs zs

### Further reading

* j in Bárczi, Géza and László 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
### Letter

J (lower case j)
* The thirteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒ/

### Letter

J (lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /d͡ʒe/
* (phoneme): IPA: /d͡ʒ/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin script letters) 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
### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /i‿lˈlun.ɡa/, /i‿lˈlun.ɡo/, /ˈd͡ʒɛj/, /ˈd͡ʒej/, /ˈjɔd/
** Rhymes: -ɛj, -ej, -ɔd
* (phonemic realization) IPA: /j/, /ʒ/, /d͡ʒ/ (varies according to the source language of the borrowed term)

### Letter

J f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case j)
* the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, called i lunga in Italian

#### Usage notes

* The letter J is not considered part of the contemporary Italian alphabet. It is found in loanwords, including Latinisms, where it is a variant of the letter I.
* Until the early 20th century, however, it was common (though surely not obligatory) to replace I with J when it had the sound /j/ and was both preceded and followed by a vowel; thus cuoiaio was also written cuojajo.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
* Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* ↑ J in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog J. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English J.

### Pronunciation

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

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called dyey and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### References

* Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎ (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

## Kashubian
### Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and J for development of the glyph itself.

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The fourteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, Ã ã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

## Latin

In Latin, the letter J is a modern typographical convention for the consonant form of I. The letter I in ancient times represented either a vowel or a consonant, see I for more information.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical) IPA: /i̯/, [i̯]
* (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /j/, [j]

### Letter

J
* A letter of the Latin alphabet.

### References

* "J", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

## Latvian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [j]
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The fifteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called jē and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
    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

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* (Name of letter) IPA: [d͡ʒe]
* (Phoneme, Syllable initial) IPA: [d͡ʒ]
* (Phoneme, Syllable final) IPA: [t͡ʃ]

### Letter

J
* The tenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin script letters) 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

## Navajo
### Letter

J (lower case j)
* A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

## Norwegian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jɛː/

#### Letter

J (upper case J, lower case j)
* the tenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet

##### Usage notes

In old inscriptions and texts may be replaced by i. In neo-runic inscriptions from 17-19th centuries is usually replaced with the rune ᛁ (sometimes with a dot on top, so it looks like the letter İ)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English J, a short form of joint

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jɛː/

#### Noun

J'
* (slang) a joint (marijuna cigarette)

## Nupe
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /d͡ʒ/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The twelfth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

## Polish
### Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and J for development of the glyph itself.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɔt/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The thirteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called jot and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʒɔ.tɐ/, [ˈʒɔ.tɐ]

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Romani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /j/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* (International Standard) The thirteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
* (Pan-Vlax) The fourteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

### References

* Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “J, j”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 14

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒ/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The thirteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called je or jî and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin script letters) 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

## Saanich
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃʼ/

### Letter

J
* The thirteenth letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̱, X, X̱, Y, Z, s, ¸

## Silesian
### Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and J for development of the glyph itself.

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The twelfth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

## Skolt Sami
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /ʝ/

### Letter

J (lower case j)
* The seventeenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

## Slovene
### Letter

J (capital, lowercase j)
* The eleventh letter of the Slovene alphabet, written in the Latin script.
* The seventeenth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Resian), written in the Latin script.
* The twelfth letter of the Slovene alphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in the Latin script.

## Somali
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /tʃ/
* (letter name): IPA: /tʃæ/

### Letter

J upper case (lower case j)
* The fourth letter of the Somali alphabet, called ja and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* The fourth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by T and followed by X.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) ʼ, B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u

## Spanish
### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* the tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet

## Swedish
### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* the tenth letter of the Swedish alphabet

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) bokstav; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

### Pronoun

J
* Archaic form of ni (“you”), alternative letter-case form of j [since 1522]
    Synonyms: I, i
** 1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Swenska Sprätthöken, Comédie, Uti 5. Acter‎, page 40:[...] och då skall J få bli qwar i Stockholm, til deß måßan wäxer på Er, för Juncker Torbiörn.[...] and then You will stay in Stockholm, until the moss grows on you, for Juncker Torbiörn.

### References

* ↑ I in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish J. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English J.
* Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish J.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈdjej/ [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
*** IPA: (no yod coalescence) /ˈdjej/ [ˈd̪jeɪ̯] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
*** Rhymes: -ej
** IPA: /ˈhota/ [ˈhoː.t̪ɐ] (letter name, Abecedario)
*** Rhymes: -ota
** IPA: /d͡ʒ/ [d͡ʒ] (phoneme)
*** IPA: (no yod coalescence) /ds/ [d̪s] (phoneme)
** IPA: /h/ [h] (phoneme, Spanish unadapted loanwords)
** IPA: /s/ [s] (phoneme, Spanish unadapted loanwords, obsolete)

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j, Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜌ᜔)
* The tenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called dyey and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* This letter is mostly used only in slang, proper nouns, or unadapted loanwords.
* Some purists of Tagalog replace J in words with DY.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜆ)
* (historical) The eleventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called jota and written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* Some Spanish words originally with Spanish J tend to be replaced with H in Tagalog.

### Further reading

* “J”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /ʒ/
* (letter name): IPA: /ʒeː/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The thirteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin script letters) harf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz

## Uzbek
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /d͡ʒ/

### Letter

J (lower case j)
* The ninth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Oʻ oʻ, Gʻ gʻ, Sh sh, Ch ch, Ng ng

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dʒeː/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The fourteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by I and followed by L.

### Mutation

* J cannot be mutated in Welsh.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

### Further reading

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

## Yoruba
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /d͡ʒ/
* (letter name): IPA: /d͡ʒí/

### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The eleventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called jí and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
* (Benin)
* (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y

## Zulu
### Letter

J (upper case, lower case j)
* The tenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z