"SJ" meaning in English

See SJ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: S.J. [alternative], S. J. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} SJ
  1. (sports) Abbreviation of San Jose: a city in California, United States. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: San Jose (extra: a city in California, United States) Categories (place): Cities in California, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-SJ-en-name-aRCgaLEZ Categories (other): Abbreviations of places, San Jose, California, Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 42 1 3 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 59 32 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 60 35 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 41 1 2 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Hong Kong, law) Abbreviation of Secretary for Justice. Tags: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Secretary for Justice
    Sense id: en-SJ-en-name-7GbnKxLz Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Hong Kong English, Law Topics: law

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} SJ (uncountable)
  1. Society of Jesus (also as postnominal) Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-SJ-en-noun-vNhhUC~9
  2. (Internet slang, academia) Initialism of social justice. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: social justice
    Sense id: en-SJ-en-noun-JxpXOhzi Topics: academia, scholarly, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: SJW
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "S.J.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "S. J.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "SJ",
      "name": "en-proper-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a city in California, United States",
          "word": "San Jose"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Abbreviations of places",
          "orig": "en:Abbreviations of places",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in California, USA",
          "orig": "en:Cities in California, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Cities in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Cities",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in California, USA",
          "orig": "en:Places in California, USA",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in the United States",
          "orig": "en:Places in the United States",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "San Jose, California",
          "orig": "en:San Jose, California",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "en:Sports",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 42 1 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 32 3 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English words spelled without vowels",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "60 35 2 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 41 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of San Jose: a city in California, United States."
      ],
      "id": "en-SJ-en-name-aRCgaLEZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "San Jose",
          "San Jose#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "California",
          "California#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) Abbreviation of San Jose: a city in California, United States."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Secretary for Justice"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hong Kong English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Law",
          "orig": "en:Law",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of Secretary for Justice."
      ],
      "id": "en-SJ-en-name-7GbnKxLz",
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "Secretary for Justice",
          "w:Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hong Kong, law) Abbreviation of Secretary for Justice."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "SJ"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "SJ (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "SJW"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Society of Jesus (also as postnominal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-SJ-en-noun-vNhhUC~9",
      "links": [
        [
          "Society of Jesus",
          "Society of Jesus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "social justice"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, David M., “Fw: Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair this Saturday!”, in Chicago Idealist Net, Google Groups Forum",
          "text": "... recognize that teachers collectively produce knowledge about, for example, how to teach for SJ, ..."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of social justice."
      ],
      "id": "en-SJ-en-noun-JxpXOhzi",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "social justice",
          "social justice#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, academia) Initialism of social justice."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "academia",
        "scholarly",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "SJ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-letter abbreviations",
    "English case citation abbreviations",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "S.J.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "S. J.",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "SJ",
      "name": "en-proper-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a city in California, United States",
          "word": "San Jose"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations",
        "en:Abbreviations of places",
        "en:Cities in California, USA",
        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in California, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:San Jose, California",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of San Jose: a city in California, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "San Jose",
          "San Jose#English"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "California",
          "California#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) Abbreviation of San Jose: a city in California, United States."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Secretary for Justice"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English abbreviations",
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Hong Kong English",
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of Secretary for Justice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "Secretary for Justice",
          "w:Secretary for Justice (Hong Kong)"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hong Kong, law) Abbreviation of Secretary for Justice."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hong-Kong",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "SJ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-letter abbreviations",
    "English case citation abbreviations",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English words spelled without vowels",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "SJ (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "SJW"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Society of Jesus (also as postnominal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Society of Jesus",
          "Society of Jesus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "social justice"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms",
        "English internet slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, David M., “Fw: Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair this Saturday!”, in Chicago Idealist Net, Google Groups Forum",
          "text": "... recognize that teachers collectively produce knowledge about, for example, how to teach for SJ, ..."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of social justice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "social justice",
          "social justice#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet slang, academia) Initialism of social justice."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "academia",
        "scholarly",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "SJ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for SJ meaning in English (3.1kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.