j

About 109.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. letter The tenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
2. symbol a palatal approximant a.k.a. yod.
3. symbol palatalization ([j]-coloring) of a consonant; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [j] – see ʲ.
4. symbol one.

   ℥j

5. symbol imaginary unit
6. symbol The unit vector in the y direction.
7. letter The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
8. noun A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').

   "I went outside to smoke myself a J" — Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."

Similar words

flier gruss joint doobie blunt spliff reefer jay weed herb

Often followed by

med and clin the am j is in a

Word family

J J's Js j's js