# JK

Pronunciation: say "jay-KAY" /ˌd͡ʒeɪ ˈkeɪ/

## Phrase

1. Initialism of just kidding. — Initialism of just kidding.
   - Simple: Initialism of just kidding. Used after a joke or false statement to show you did not mean it.
   - _You actually won the whole prize fund. JK, it was only a small gift card._
   - _She said she hated the gift, then quickly wrote JK with a laughing emoji._

## Proper noun

2. Initialism of Jammu and Kashmir: a union territory of India. — Initialism of Jammu and Kashmir: a union territory of India.
   - Simple: Initialism of Jammu and Kashmir, a union territory of India. It is a short way to write the name of the region.
   - _The new highway is meant to connect remote districts across JK._
   - _Apple orchards in JK produce a large share of the country's harvest._
3. Abbreviation of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta: a province of Indonesia. — Abbreviation of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta: a province of Indonesia.
   - Simple: Abbreviation of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, a province of Indonesia. It is a short name for the area.

## Noun

4. Initialism of junior kindergarten. *(Canada)* — Initialism of junior kindergarten.
   - Simple: Initialism of junior kindergarten. Used for the early school class that little kids attend before they start grade school.
   - _Parents lined up early to register their four-year-olds for JK._
   - _The JK classroom was filled with picture books and building blocks._
5. A girl who attends high school; a teenage schoolgirl. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A girl who is a student at a high school.
   - _She's still a JK, so she has cram school almost every evening._
   - _A group of JKs in matching uniforms gathered outside the café._

## Origin

It comes from Japanese JK, meaning "highschool girl".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/jk (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).