French Nouns Starting With J

38 of the most common French nouns start with J: 24 masculine, 9 feminine, and 5 that take either gender.

Noun	Gender	Meaning	Ending rule
la jalousie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
la jambe	feminine	leg	No rule
le jambon	masculine		No rule
le janvier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
le japonais	masculine		No rule
le jardin	masculine		Follows `-in`
le jardinier	masculine		Follows `-ier`
le jaune / la jaune	both		No rule
le jean / la jean	both		No rule
le jet	masculine		No rule
le jeton	masculine		No rule
le jeu	masculine	game; play; set of things	Follows `-eu`
le jeudi	masculine		No rule
le jeune / la jeune	both		No rule
la jeunesse	feminine		Follows `-esse`
le job	masculine		No rule
la joie	feminine		Follows `-ie`
le joint	masculine		No rule
la joue	feminine		No rule
le jouet	masculine		No rule
le joueur	masculine		No rule
le jour	masculine	day	No rule
le journal	masculine	newspaper; diary; TV or radio news	Follows `-al`
le journaliste / la journaliste	both		No rule
la journée	feminine	day (as a span of time)	Follows `-ée`
le juge / la juge	both	judge	No rule
le jugement	masculine		Follows `-ment`
le juif	masculine		No rule
le juillet	masculine		No rule
le juin	masculine		Follows `-in`
le jumeau	masculine		Follows `-eau`
la jungle	feminine		No rule
la jupe	feminine		No rule
le juré	masculine		No rule
le jury	masculine		No rule
le juste	masculine		No rule
la justice	feminine		No rule
le justicier	masculine		Follows `-ier`

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