What does "ji" mean?
Initialism of John Innes, a generic range of horticultural composts.
Ji
/dʒi/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of John Innes, a generic range of horticultural composts.
- Grammar: ji is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: address marker, awake, awaken, begin.
- Useful contrasts: disrespectful form, doze, end.
- Usage evidence: Wang Lao Ji isn't beer. It's tea.
How to use "ji"
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Meaning check
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of John Innes, a generic range of horticultural composts. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"JI No 1, JI No 2, etc"
Proper Noun
- 1 Initialism of Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist militant organization based in Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 An ancient settlement in northeastern China within modern Beijing. historical
- 3 A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
"At a brigade in Ji county in south-eastern Shanxi, not really in mountain country, yields per mou were raised from 56 jin to 194 jin during the 1970s."
- 4 Abbreviation of East Java: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of
- 5 The state which it ruled. historical
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- 6 Synonym of Yan, a neighboring state that conquered Ji and then used its capital. historical
- 7 A former county now within Beijing, China. historical
Example
"Wang Lao Ji isn't beer. It's tea."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ji"?
Common synonyms include: address marker, awake, awaken, begin, commence, honorific.
How do you use "ji" in a sentence?
Wang Lao Ji isn't beer. It's tea.
How do you pronounce "ji"?
Pronounced /dʒi/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 薊 /蓟 (Jì), literally thistle or thistles.
Etymology 2
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉 (Jí).