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).)

Character

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

Forms

j Js J's J. j.

Related

letter A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L

Proper noun

  1. Abbreviation of Jehovist.

Forms

J. j. j

Noun

  1. A marijuana cigarette (abbreviation of joint).
    • I stepped outside to smoke myself a J. - 1980 July, Paul Simon, “Late in the Evening”, in One-Trick Pony:
    • Mind if I do a J? - 1998, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges):
    • I ran out of blow a long time ago / I can't smoke a J or my guts fly away - 2023, “Modern Day Ripoff”, in Every Loser, performed by Iggy Pop:
  2. In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.
    • "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...
  3. Abbreviation of judge or justice.
    • 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...
  4. Abbreviation of junction.
    • The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge.
  5. Abbreviation of jack.
  6. Abbreviation of jump shot.
    • 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...
  7. an Air Jordan shoe
    • Don't pay no mind, Antwon, it's just an angry-ass J... - 2022 December 21, Ghetto Smosh, 1:57 from the start, in MY J’S CAN TALK!?!?, via YouTube, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2023:

Forms

Js J's JJ J. j. j

Related

CJ JA

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).)

Forms

J. j. j

Related

J-1 J6 J antenna Jay jay Jaye J-box J-cat J-euro J-fashion J-man J particle J-pole antenna J-pop J-Town PB&J