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| J | |||
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| J j | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Latin script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic | ||
| Language of origin | Latin language | ||
| Phonetic usage | [j] [dʒ]~[tʃ] [x~h] [ʒ] [ɟ] [ʝ] [dz] [tɕ] [gʱ] [ts] [dʑ] [ʐ] [ʃ] [c̬] [i] /dʒeɪ/ /dʒaɪ/ | ||
| Unicode codepoint | U+004A, U+006A, U+0237 | ||
| Alphabetical position | 10 | ||
| History | |||
| Development |
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| Time period | 14th century[1] to present | ||
| Descendants | • Ɉ • Tittle • J | ||
| Sisters | І Ј י ي ܝ ی ࠉ 𐎊 ዪ Ⴢ ⴢ ჲ | ||
| Other | |||
| Other letters commonly used with | j(x), ij | ||
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right | ||
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| ISO basic Latin alphabet |
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| AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz |
J, or j, is the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its usual name in English is jay (pronounced /ˈdʒeɪ/), with a now-uncommon variant jy /ˈdʒaɪ/.[2][3]
When used in the International Phonetic Alphabet for the voiced palatal approximant (the sound of "y" in "yes") it may be called yod or jod (pronounced /ˈjɒd/ or /ˈjoʊd/).[4]
- ^ "J-letter". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ^ "J", Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition (1989)
- ^ "J" and "jay", Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (1993)
- ^ "yod". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)