# Ju

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒuː/ · frequency rank #13,551

## Definitions
1. A surname from Chinese.
2. A former prefecture of imperial China centered on Juzhou in what is now Guizhou Province.
3. A county of Rizhao, Shandong, China.

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

## Easily confused with
- **JV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jv)
- **JW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jw)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jun)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jug)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jus)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-just)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-june)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-july)
- **jump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jump)
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jury)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-juan)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-junk)
- **Judy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-judy)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jung)
- **Jude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-jude)
- **Judd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-judd)
- **judo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-judo)
- **Juno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-juno)
- **juju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-juju)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ju-vs-juve)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ju