PhiloWikiConceptsPhilosophersBooksInteractive graph

Concept

J

J
1234qwer1234qwer4 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Overview

J (minuscule: 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 ), with a now-uncommon variant jye .

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 or ).

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Related ideas

Place in the tradition

Part of Alphabetical order.

Explore J in the interactive graph →