Nouns That Start With J

124 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These nouns that start with J come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 124 nouns starting with J on this page. The 100 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

J is a smaller letter for nouns, with 124 in the list. A few names and place names appear near the top, but the useful common nouns are easy to pick out: job, joke, journey, joy, juice, jacket and jet.

Several longer J nouns come from law and news, such as justice, jury, journalist and jurisdiction. Jealousy and jewellery are tricky spellings worth checking with older students. Jazz is a fun one, with its double Z.

Nouns starting with J: 124
Most used: job
Longest common one: justification 13 letters

Most common nouns that start with J

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	job	the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	noun
2	john	a room or building equipped with one or more toilets	noun
3	justice	the quality of being just or fair	noun
4	japan	a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and...	noun
5	jack	a small worthless amount	noun
6	journal	a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations	noun
7	jones	United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World...	noun
8	joke	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter	noun
9	jersey	a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies	noun
10	journey	the act of traveling from one place to another	noun
11	jail	a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either...	noun
12	joy	the emotion of great happiness	noun
13	joseph	leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)	noun
14	jordan	a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan	noun
15	junior	term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male	noun
16	jury	a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law	noun
17	jay	United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief...	noun
18	journalist	a writer for newspapers and magazines	noun
19	jean	(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear	noun
20	juice	the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking	noun
21	johnny	`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War	noun
22	jacket	a short coat	noun
23	jazz	empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk	noun
24	jet	an airplane powered by one or more jet engines	noun
25	judgment	an opinion formed by judging something	noun
26	jewelry	an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)	noun
27	journalism	newspapers and magazines collectively	noun
28	jungle	a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival	noun
29	jurisdiction	(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law	noun
30	junk	the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up	noun
31	java	an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions	noun
32	jaw	the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth	noun
33	junction	the place where two or more things come together	noun
34	jenny	United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)	noun
35	jew	a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by...	noun
36	judgement	the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision	noun
37	judiciary	persons who administer justice	noun
38	johns	United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)	noun
39	justification	something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary	noun
40	jade	a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish	noun
41	jelly	an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for...	noun
42	jealousy	a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)	noun
43	jewellery	an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)	noun
44	joker	a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes	noun
45	jeep	a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain	noun
46	jumper	a person who jumps	noun
47	jewel	a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry	noun
48	jasmine	any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia	noun
49	jasper	an opaque form of quartz	noun
50	jeopardy	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune	noun
51	jaguar	a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard	noun
52	jackpot	the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)	noun
53	jihad	a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels	noun
54	jubilee	a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)	noun
55	jacks	a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball	noun
56	judas	(New Testament) supposed brother of St. James	noun
57	junta	a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power	noun
58	jackass	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool	noun
59	jock	a person trained to compete in sports	noun
60	jug	a large bottle with a narrow mouth	noun
61	junkie	a narcotics addict	noun
62	jellyfish	large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles	noun
63	judo	a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan	noun
64	jargon	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)	noun
65	jesuit	a member of the Jesuit order	noun
66	jerking	an abrupt spasmodic movement	noun
67	janitor	someone employed to clean and maintain a building	noun
68	jigsaw	a portable power saw with a reciprocating blade	noun
69	juniper	desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers	noun
70	jinx	a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him	noun
71	jurisprudence	the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions...	noun
72	juror	someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury	noun
73	jagger	English rock star (born in 1943)	noun
74	joss	no short meaning listed	noun
75	jest	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter	noun
76	jag	a sharp projection on an edge or surface	noun
77	jetty	a protective structure of stone or concrete	noun
78	jailbreak	an escape from jail	noun
79	juncture	an event that occurs at a critical time	noun
80	jolt	a sudden jarring impact	noun
81	jukebox	a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin	noun
82	jumpsuit	one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform	noun
83	juggernaut	a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way	noun
84	juju	the power associated with a juju	noun
85	jester	a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages	noun
86	juxtaposition	the act of positioning close together (or side by side)	noun
87	journeyman	a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft	noun
88	javelin	an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible	noun
89	jackal	Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog	noun
90	jaeger	rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey	noun
91	joystick	a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane	noun
92	jot	a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note	noun
93	jitters	extreme nervousness	noun
94	juke	a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to...	noun
95	jeweler	someone who makes jewelry	noun
96	jumble	a confused multitude of things	noun
97	jute	a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks	noun
98	jezebel	wife of Ahab who was king of Israel	noun
99	jugular	veins in the neck that return blood from the head	noun
100	junkyard	a field where junk is collected and stored for resale	noun

Positive nouns that start with J

joy
jubilation

Short nouns that start with J

job
john
japan
jack
jones
joke
jail
joy
jury
jay
jean
juice
jazz
jet
junk
java
jaw
jenny
jew
johns
jade
jelly
joker
jeep
jewel
jihad
jacks
judas
junta
jock
jug
judo
jinx
juror
joss
jest

Long nouns that start with J

journalist
journalism
jurisdiction
justification
jurisprudence
juggernaut
juxtaposition
journeyman
jubilation
journeying

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Questions people ask

How many nouns start with J?

This list has 124 nouns starting with J, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common nouns that start with J?

job, john, justice, japan, jack, journal, jones, joke are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long nouns that start with J?

journalist, journalism, jurisdiction, judgement, judiciary.

What are easy nouns that start with J for kids?

job, john, japan, jack, jones, joke are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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