German words starting with J

108 words. Each one has its meanings, a checked example sentence with a word-by-word translation, and audio.

ja yes; yea; yeah; aye
die Jacht yacht
die Jacke jacket
der Jackpot jackpot
die Jade jade (gem)
die Jagd hunt, hunting
jagen to hunt (game)
der Jäger hunter (male or of unspecified sex)
der Jaguar jaguar (Panthera onca)
das Jahr year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)
das Jahrbuch yearbook
jahrelang longstanding
jähren to become one year old(er); to complete a year (or a specified number of years)
der Jahresbericht annual report
das Jahresende year's end; end of the year
der Jahrestag anniversary (day an exact number of years since an event)
der Jahreswechsel turn of the year
die Jahreszeit season, time of year
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)
das Jahrhundert a century (period of 100 years)
die Jahrhundertwende turn of the century, fin de siècle
jährlich annual, yearly
das Jahrtausend millennium
das Jahrzehnt decade
jahrzehntelang lasting for decades, decadeslong
der Jammer misery, wretchedness
jammern to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge
der Jänner synonym of Januar (“January”)
der Januar January
jap yep; yup; yop
der Japaner Japanese (person)
japanisch Japanese (of or relating to Japan, the Japanese people, or the Japanese language)
der Jasmin jasmine
jäten to weed
jawohl yes
der Jazz jazz (musical art form)
je ever
die Jeans A pair of jeans, denim trousers
jedenfalls in any case
jeder each, every
jedermann everyone
jederzeit anytime
jedoch however, yet, nevertheless
der Jeep jeep
jeglicher any, each, every
jeher always
jemals ever
jemand someone, somebody
jener that, that one
jenseits beyond, on the other side
jep yep, yup
der Jet jet plane
jetzig present (pertaining to the current time)
jetzt now (at this moment, right now)
jeweilig respective
jeweils in each case
jo yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant or ponderous manner
joa yes, yeah, well; expresses agreement in a hesitant manner
der Job job, position, employment
das Jobcenter job center
das Jod iodine
joggen to jog
der Johannes John (male given name)
der Joint marijuana cigarette; joint
der Joker joker (card that substitutes any other card)
das Journal journal, diary (a personal record kept over time)
der Journalismus journalism
der Journalist journalist (male or of unspecified gender)
die Journalistin journalist (female)
jubeln to cheer, to exult, to rejoice loudly
das Jubiläum an anniversary, a jubilee
jucken to itch (feel itchy)
der Judas Judas, traitor
der Jude Jew
die Jüdin female Jew, Jewess
jüdisch Jewish
das Judo judo
die Jugend youth (quality or state of being young; part of life following childhood)
das Jugendamt youth welfare agency
die Jugendarbeit youth work (educational and social work with young people)
die Jugendherberge youth hostel (a supervised, inexpensive lodging place, primarily for young people)
jugendlich youthful
juhu yay; yahoo; woohoo (expression of joy)
der Juli July
jung young
Jung man! come on!
der Junge boy
jungen to give birth
das Junges nominalization of junges: the immature young of an animal species other than humans
die Jungfer unmarried woman; (old) maid, spinster
die Jungfrau virgin (person, especially female, who has never had sexual intercourse)
der Junggeselle bachelor (unmarried man)
der Jüngling youth, youngling, stripling, sapling
jüngst lately
der Juni June
der Junior junior
das Jura law (study)
der Jurist jurist
juristisch legal, juridical
die Jury panel of judges, jury in a competition
das Jus law (as a field of study; Austrian usage)
just just
die Justiz judiciary; judicial system; judicial authorities and procedures; justice (in this sense)
der Justizminister justice minister, minister of justice
das Justizministerium justice ministry
das Juwel gem, jewel (precious stone)
der Juwelier jeweler, jeweller (male or of unspecified gender)
der Jux a joke, generally a mild one made in passing