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J-

J- prefix: used to form nouns for things originating in Japan.

Prefix

J-

  1. (informal) Used to form nouns for things originating in Japan.
    • J-drama, J-pop, J-rock

Origin of J-

Clipping of Japanese.

Questions about J-

What does J- mean?
J- means used to form nouns for things originating in Japan.
What part of speech is J-?
J- is a prefix.

Words near J- in the dictionary

  1. j's
  2. j'st
  3. j*b
  4. j*bs
  5. J++
  6. J-
  7. J-1
  8. J-1s
  9. J-6
  10. J-bar
  11. J-bars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: J- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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