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see|j|Appendix:Variations of "i"

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Translingual

Symbol
J

1. (metrology) The symbol for joule, the unit of work or energy in the International System of Units

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/dʒeɪ/, SAMPA|/dZeI/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ|-eɪ

Letter
J (uppercase, lowercase j)
#The tenth letter of the Appendix:Roman script|English alphabet, preceded by I and followed by K.

Noun
en-noun|plJs|pl2J's

1. The tenth letter of the Appendix:Roman script|English alphabet.
2. slang A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').

#: "I went outside to smoke myself a <i>'J'</i>" &mdash; w:Paul Simon (musician)|Paul Simon, from the song "One Trick Pony."

abbreviation
J

1. journal|Journal
2. law judge|Judge or justice, used after a name (plural JJ).

#: 1990: O'Loughlin J &mdash; Peabody v Commissioner of Taxation, Federal Court of Australia report ¹

Related terms
CJ

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#Latin|I for more information.

Pronunciation
Classical: IPA|/j/

Category:Symbols
Category:Latin letters

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|/Ê’e/|lang=ro

Letter
J (capital, lowercase j)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /Ê’/. Preceded by ÃŽ and followed by K.

Category:Romanian alphabet

an:J
zh-min-nan:J
de:J
fr:J
gl:J
ko:J
hr:J
ia:J
ku:J
lt:J
ms:J
ja:J
pl:J
pt:J
ro:J
ru:J
simple:J
sk:J
sl:J
fi:J
sv:J
vi:J
chr:J
tr:J

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