JK

See also: jk, j/k, and J&K

English

Etymology 1

Various abbreviations.

Proper noun

JK

Abbreviation of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta: a province of Indonesia.
Initialism of Jammu and Kashmir: a union territory of India.

Noun

JK (plural JKs)

(Canada) Initialism of junior kindergarten.

Phrase

JK

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of just kidding.
Alternative forms: jk, j/k

Etymology 2

From Japanese JK (JK, “high-school girl”).

Noun

JK (plural JKs)

(fandom slang, chiefly anime and manga) A high-school girl; a schoolgirl.

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese JK (JK, “highschoolgirl”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

JK

(neologism, slang, ACG) highschoolgirl
(neologism, slang, ACG or fashion, nonstandard) short for JK制服 (“Japanese highschoolgirl uniform”)

Synonyms

水手服 (shuǐshǒufú)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Noun

JK(ジェーケー) • (jēkē)

abbreviation of 女子高生 (joshi kōsei) or 女子高校生 (joshi kōkōsei, “high school girl”)
Ｊ(ジェイ)Ｋ(ケー) 散(さん)歩(ぽ)
jeikē sanpo
a stroll with a co-ed (euphemism for prostitution)
- 2013 July 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “第(だい)四(よん)百(ひゃく)三(さん)十(じゅう)九(きゅう)訓(くん)　カロリーは忘(わす)れに頃(ころ)にやってくる [Lesson 439: Calories Burst Out When You Forget About Them]”, in 銀(ぎん)魂(たま) [Silver Soul], volume 50 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
  
  あっオジさま〰Ｊ(ジェイ)Ｋ(ケー)と一(いっ)緒(しょ)に遊(あそ)ばな〰〰い♡
  A' oji-sama~ jeikē to issho ni asobana~~i♡
  Hey, mister~ Do you want some time with an HSG~?♡
  女(おんな)らしさ以(い)前(ぜん)に　とんでもねェビッチになり下(さ)がってんだろーがァァ‼
  Onnarashisa izen ni ton de mo nē bitchi ni narisagatten darō gaaa‼
  After turning into a girl, he stoops to being a complete whore!!
  ねェねェお金(かね)いっぱいもってるんでしょオジさーん
  Nē nē okane ippai motterun desho oji-sān
  You got a lotta money on you, don’t you, mister?
  悪(わる)いが　私(わたし)もＪ(じりひん)Ｋ( かねなし)だ
  Warui ga watashi mo Jirihin Kanenashi da
  Sorry, I’m a Hard-up Skint Goof, too
  どんなＪ(じぇい)Ｋ(けー)⁉
  Donna jeikē⁉
  What kinda HSG is that!?

Etymology 2

Interjection

JK

(rare) abbreviation of 常識的に考えて (jōshiki-teki ni kangaete)

Synonyms

常(じょう)考(こう) (jōkō)

Lithuanian

Proper noun

JK f

UK (initialism of Jungtinė Karalystė (“United Kingdom”): a country in Europe)

Portuguese

Proper noun

JK m

(Brazil) initialism of Juscelino Kubitschek, president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961.