German words that start with J
118 German words beginning with J, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
ja
yes; yea; yeah; aye
jetzt
now (at this moment, right now)
das Jahr
year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)
jeder
each, every
jedoch
however, yet, nevertheless
jemand
someone, somebody
je
ever
der Junge
boy
jungen
to give birth to young; to have a litter (of animals)
der Juni
June
der Juli
July
der Job
job, position, employment
der Januar
January
jeweils
in each case
jedenfalls
in any case
das Jahrhundert
a century (period of 100 years)
die Jugend
youth (quality or state of being young; part of life following childhood)
Jung
man! come on!
jung
young
der Johannes
John (male given name)
jährlich
annual, yearly
jemals
ever
jederzeit
anytime
jener
that, that one
der Jäger
hunter (male or of unspecified sex)
jo
yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner
die Justiz
judiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities and procedures; justice (in this sense)
die Jagd
hunt, hunting
jenseits
beyond; on the other side of
die Jacke
jacket
jahrelang
longstanding
der Journalist
journalist (male or of unspecified gender)
just
just
der Jahrgang
vintage, year (all of a kind that were born or produced in the same year, or who are in the same year of a multi-annual programme, e.g. school)
der Jazz
jazz (musical art form)
die Jury
panel of judges, jury in a competition
der Junior
junior
das Journal
journal, diary (a personal record kept over time)
die Jeans
A pair of jeans, denim trousers
das Jubiläum
an anniversary, a jubilee
der Jänner
January (Austrian German)
jagen
to hunt (game)
Jura
law (study)
der Journalismus
journalism
die Jungfrau
virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
die Jahreszeit
season, time of year
jap
yep; yup; yop
der Japaner
Japanese (person)
der Jude
Jew
das Jungtier
young animal; baby animal
jeglicher
any, each, every
jedermann
everyone
das Jahrzehnt
decade
das Jahrbuch
yearbook
der Jurist
jurist
der Jahrestag
anniversary (day an exact number of years since an event)
japanisch
Japanese (of or relating to Japan, the Japanese people, or the Japanese language)
die Journalistin
journalist (female)
der Joint
marijuana cigarette; joint
jeher
always; since time immemorial (in: von jeher, seit jeher)
der Jet
jet plane
der Justizminister
justice minister, minister of justice
das Jobcenter
job center
jammern
to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge
joa
yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant manner
juristisch
legal; juridical
das Jahresende
year's end; end of the year
jawohl
yes
der Joker
joker (card that substitutes any other card)
jüngst
lately
das Jugendamt
youth welfare agency
jubeln
to cheer, to exult, to rejoice loudly
die Jugendarbeit
youth work (educational and social work with young people)
joggen
to jog
der Jasmin
jasmine
jahrzehntelang
lasting for decades, decadeslong
der Jahresbericht
annual report
jüdisch
Jewish
der Jaguar
jaguar (Panthera onca)
der Jackpot
jackpot
jep
yep, yup
die Jade
jade (gem)
der Jahreswechsel
turn of the year
jugendlich
youthful
der Jeep
jeep
das Justizministerium
justice ministry
das Judo
judo
der Judas
Judas, traitor
die Jahrhundertwende
turn of the century, fin de siècle
juhu
yay; yahoo; woohoo (expression of joy)
jucken
to itch (feel itchy)
der Jammer
pity; shame (in 'es ist ein Jammer')
das Jahrtausend
millennium
das Juwel
gem, jewel (precious stone)
der Juwelier
jeweler, jeweller (male or of unspecified gender)
die Jüdin
Jewish woman; Jew (female)
die Jugendherberge
youth hostel (a supervised, inexpensive lodging place, primarily for young people)
der Jüngling
youth; young man (literary or dated)
das Jus
law (as a field of study; Austrian usage)
das Jod
iodine
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