5-letter words containing j, a
- jumar — A clamp that is attached to a fixed rope and automatically tightens when weight is applied and relaxes when it is removed.
- jumna — a river in N India, flowing SE from the Himalayas to the Ganges at Allahabad. 860 miles (1385 meters) long.
- junta — a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted.
- jural — pertaining to law; legal.
- jurat — Law. a certificate on an affidavit, by the officer, showing by whom, when, and before whom it was sworn to.
- jurua — a river in E and W South America, flowing NE from E Peru through W Brazil to the Amazon. 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- juxta — In males of most species of order Lepidoptera, an organ that supports the aedeagus and is located between the two valvae.
- kaiju — A giant monster, particularly such as those common to Japanese science fiction films, like Godzilla or Gamera. Short for \u5927\u602a\u7363 (giant kaiju).
- kajal — (Asia) kohl.
- kajar — a dynasty that ruled Persia 1794–1925.
- kanji — a system of Japanese writing using Chinese-derived characters.
- karaj — a city in N Iran, near Tehran.
- khoja — a teacher in a Muslim school.
- kitaj — R. B. 1932–2007, US painter working in Britain, noted for such large figurative works as If Not, Not (1976)
- majid — (zoology) Any member of the Majidae.
- major — Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- manjo — (musici, Ireland, informal) A mandolin-banjo.
- matje — Alt form maatje.
- miraj — Muhammad's miraculous ascension from Jerusalem, through the seven heavens, to the throne of God. The site from which he ascended is now the shrine of the Dome of the Rock.
- najaf — a city in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿites; shrine contains tomb of Ali (a.d. c600–661), founder of the Shiʿite sect.
- najas — Plural form of naja.
- ninja — a person who is expert or highly skilled in a specified field or activity (often used attributively): marketing ninjas; ninja gamers.
- ouija — Alternative form of Ouija.
- oujda — a city in NE Morocco.
- pajek — (mathematics) A program for analysing and visualising large networks. "Pajek" is Slovene for spider. The program runs on Windows and is free for noncommercial use. Pajek is developed by Vladimir Batagelj and Andrej Mrvar with contributions from Matjaž Zaveršnik.
- rajab — the seventh month of the Muslim calendar.
- rajah — a king or prince in India.
- rajar — Radio Joint Audience Research
- rajas — a king or prince in India.
- rioja — a city in W Argentina.
- rojak — (in Malaysia) a salad dish served in chilli sauce
- rojas — Fernando de [fer-nahn-daw th e] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1475–1541? Spanish writer.
- sajou — a South American monkey
- samaj — a Hindu religious society or movement.
- tajik — a member of a people living mainly in Tadzhikistan, as well as parts of Afghanistan and China.
- thuja — any tree of the genus Thuja, comprising the arborvitaes.
- tunja — a city in central Colombia.
- unjam — to remove a blockage from (a machine, printer, shredder, etc)
- vajra — (in Vedic mythology) the thunderbolt of Indra.
- wajda — Andrzej [ahn-jey] /ˈɑn dʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1926, Polish film director.
- wajib — An Islamic duty.
- wilja — a variety of potato with yellowish skin, light yellow flesh and a medium dry texture
- yajna — A ritual sacrifice with a specific objective.
- yojan — an ancient Indian unit of distance varying between about four and ten miles depending upon the locality
- zanja — an irrigation canal or ditch for water distribution