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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Letter 2.3 Noun 2.4 Abbreviation 2.5 Related terms 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Letter 3.3 See also 4 Italian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Latin 5.1 Pronunciation 6 Romanian 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Letter 7 Slovene 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Letter

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

J

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

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒeɪ/, SAMPA: /dZeI/

  Rhymes: -eɪ

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J (uppercase, lowercase j)

1. The tenth letter of the English alphabet, preceded by I and followed by K.

[edit] Noun

J (plural Js or J's)

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

   I stepped outside to smoke myself a J. — Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening"

[edit] Abbreviation

J

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

   1990: O'Loughlin J — Peabody v Commissioner of Taxation, Federal Court of Australia report [1]

3. As a prefix, Japanese (J-pop, J-rock, etc.).

[edit] Related terms

• CJ

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /jeː/

[edit] Letter

J (capital, lowercase j)

1. The tenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

[edit] See also

• Previous letter: I
• Next letter: K

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /iˈlunga/, SAMPA: /i"lunga/

[edit] Noun

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J m. and f. inv.

1. The tenth letter of the Latin alphabet

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Classical: IPA: /j/

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʒe/

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J (capital, lowercase j)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet representing the phoneme /ʒ/. Preceded by Î and followed by K.

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[edit] Slovene

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[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Letter

J (capital, lowercase j)

1. The 11th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by I and followed by K.