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J.

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

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character/d͡ʒeɪ/letter, name/d͡ʒeː/South-Asia, letter, name/d͡ʒaɪ/Scotland, letter, name

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

    letter · uppercase
noun/d͡ʒeɪ/letter, name/d͡ʒeː/South-Asia, letter, name/d͡ʒaɪ/Scotland, letter, name

  1. (plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette (abbreviation of joint).

    slang

  2. In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.

  3. (plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice.

    abbreviation · alt-of · postpositional

  4. Abbreviation of junction.

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of
    The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge.

  5. Abbreviation of jack.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  6. Abbreviation of jump shot.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  7. (plural Js or J's) an Air Jordan shoe

    in-plural · slang
symbol/d͡ʒeɪ/letter, name/d͡ʒeː/South-Asia, letter, name/d͡ʒaɪ/Scotland, letter, name

  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).)

name/d͡ʒeɪ/letter, name/d͡ʒeː/South-Asia, letter, name/d͡ʒaɪ/Scotland, letter, name

  1. Abbreviation of Jehovist.

    abbreviation · alt-of
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.