Letter 13 of 35
Cha-Row · Voiced Unaspiratedਜ — Jajja
Sounds like the 'j' in 'jam' — voiced and unaspirated.
Why it matters: ਜ is ਚ's voiced twin — throat buzzes. The 'j' in 'jump'.
Example Word
ਜਹਾਜ਼
Jahaz
Airplane
ਜ with each vowel mark
ਜ
mukta
"ja"
ਜਾ
kanna
"jaa"
ਜਿ
sihari
"ji"
ਜੀ
bihari
"jee"
ਜੁ
aunkar
"ju"
ਜੂ
dulainkar
"joo"
ਜੇ
lanv
"jay"
ਜੈ
dulanvan
"jai"
ਜੋ
horha
"jo"
ਜੌ
kanaurha
"jau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਜ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Cha-Row
Words that start with ਜ
ਜ਼ੈਬਰਾ
zaibrā
Zebra
ਜਿਰਾਫ਼
jirāf
Giraffe
ਜੁਗਨੂੰ
jugnū
Firefly
ਜਾਮੁਨ
jāmun
Jamun
ਜੜ੍ਹ
jaṛh
Root
ਜੰਗਲ
jangal
Forest
ਜਾਮਨੀ
jāmnī
Purple
ਜੀਭ
jībh
Tongue
ਜੁੱਤੀ
juttī
Shoe
ਜੁਰਾਬ
jurāb
Sock
ਜੂਸ
jūs
Juice
ਜਿੰਦਰਾ
jindrā
Lock
Trace ਜ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਜ (Jajja) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਜ (Jajja) is the thirteenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet. It’s the voiced j sound — exactly like the j in English “jam.”
How to teach a 4-year-old
Pretend to fly an airplane (ਜਹਾਜ਼) and say “ਜ … ਜਹਾਜ਼” as you swoop your hand through the air. Other ਜ words: ਜੁੱਤੀ (jutti — shoe), ਜੰਗਲ (jangal — forest), ਜਨਮ (janam — birth).
Practice ਜ (Jajja)
📖 Read about Jajja in context
See ਜ alongside the rest of the Cha-Row in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Jajja on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.