Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ju

/d͡ʒuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
ju
IPA
/d͡ʒuː/
9
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone admitted to university through the JUPAS system.

Slang

name

A surname from Chinese.

name

A former prefecture of imperial China centered on Juzhou in what is now Guizhou Province.

name

A county of Rizhao, Shandong, China.

name

Clipping of JUPAS.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From various romanizations of various Chinese characters. As a prefecture, from Chinese 矩州 (Jǔzhōu, “Carpenter's-Square Prefecture”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

Juzhou

Homonyms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce ju?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒuː/.
What does ju mean?
Someone admitted to university through the JUPAS system.
Where does ju come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce ju

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ju”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/d͡ʒuː/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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