English Explanatory Dictionary

j

English dictionary entry

Meanings

character
  1. The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
  2. An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
  3. The second unit vector, after i
adv
  1. Abbreviation of just.
character
  1. The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. (plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette (abbreviation of joint).
  2. In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.
  3. (plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice.
  4. Abbreviation of junction.
  5. Abbreviation of jack.
  6. Abbreviation of jump shot.
  7. (plural Js or J's) an Air Jordan shoe
name
  1. Abbreviation of Jehovist.
symbol
  1. 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).)

Pronunciation

jā /dʒeɪ/ en-us-j.ogg En-uk-j.ogg /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/ /dʒ/ /d͡ʒeː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-J.wav

Word forms

j js j's J. JJ

Related words

letter A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z CJ JA J-1 J6 J antenna Jay Jaye J-box J-cat J-euro J-fashion J particle J-pole antenna J-pop J-Town PB&J

Derived words

j-slur j-word jth
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