English Words Starting With J

• jhatka

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒætkə/A sudden, jerky movement; a jolt or shock.
• jhelum

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒeɪləm/A major river in northern India and Pakistan, flowing through the Kashmir region and into the Indus River.
• jhvh

  nounVery low; primarily academic/theological
  N/A (Letter-name spelling: /ˌdʒeɪˌeɪtʃˌviːˈeɪtʃ/)A transliteration of the Tetragrammaton, the four Hebrew letters (יהוה) representing the personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible.
• jialing

  nounUncommon
  /ˌdʒjɑːˈlɪŋ/Not found as a standard English lexeme. This appears to be a proper noun (e.g., a river name in China, personal name).
• jiamusi

  nounVery Low
  /dʒjɑːˈmuːsi/A proper noun, the name of a major prefecture-level city in northeastern China, located in Heilongjiang Province.
• jiang jie shi

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʒæŋ ˈdʒjɛʃiː/The official pinyin romanization for the name of the Chinese political and military leader known in the West as Chiang Kai-shek.
• jiang jing guo

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒæŋ ˌdʒɪŋ ˈɡwəʊ/A proper noun referring to Chiang Ching-kuo (1910–1988), the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1978 until his death.
• jiang qing

  nounVery Low
  /dʒæŋ ˈtʃɪŋ/The name of a Chinese Communist revolutionary, actress, and political figure (1914–1991), best known as the fourth wife of Mao Zedong and a leading member of the Gang of Four during the Cultural Revolution.
• jiang zemin

  nounLow
  /ˌdʒæŋ zəˈmɪn/The proper name of a Chinese political figure who served as the President of China and General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1993 to 2003.
• jiangling

  nounExtremely Low/Very Rare
  /dʒæŋˈlɪŋ/The county-level city of Jiangling in Hubei Province, China, historically significant in ancient Chinese history.
• jiangsu

  nounLow (geographical proper noun)
  /dʒæŋˈsuː/A coastal province in eastern China, known for its economic importance, historical significance, and cultural heritage.
• jiangxi

  nounLow
  /dʒæŋˈʃiː/A province in southeastern China.
• jiao

  nounRare
  /dʒaʊ/A monetary unit of China, equal to one tenth of a yuan or one tenth of a renminbi.
• jiaozhou

  nounVery Low
  /dʒaʊˈdʒəʊ/A placename referring primarily to Jiaozhou Bay, a major inlet of the Yellow Sea, and the adjacent city in Shandong Province, China. It is historically significant for the 1915 Japanese 'Twenty-One Demands'.
• jiaozhou bay

  nounRare / Low
  /ˌdʒaʊˈzaʊ ˈbeɪ/A bay located on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula in China.
• jiaozuo

  nounVery Low (Specialized/Geographic)
  /dʒaʊˈzwɔː/A proper noun, specifically the name of a prefecture-level city in Henan Province, China, known for its coal mining, heavy industry, and as a historical site.
• jib

  adjectivenounLow
  /dʒɪb/A triangular sail set forward of the mast on a sailing vessel, or the projecting arm of a crane.
• jib boom

  nounC2
  /ˈdʒɪb ˌbuːm/In nautical terminology, a spar (pole) extending forward from the bowsprit of a sailing vessel, used to extend the foot of the jib sail.
• jib crane

  nounC2
  /ˈdʒɪb ˌkreɪn/A type of crane with a horizontal member (jib) that supports a movable hoist, fixed either to a wall or to a floor-mounted pillar. The jib may swing through an arc to provide lateral movement.
• jibaro

  nounRare
  /hiːˈbɑːrəʊ/A Puerto Rican small farmer or peasant, typically living in the mountainous interior.

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