Lexical entry

ジャック

jakku

A jack; especially the card rank, a connector, or the act of hijacking.

Sports & GamesPure GairaigoSource uncertain

Meaning

Used for the jack card in card games, a socket or connector in electronics, and the verb sense of hijack or seize control. The entry combines several unrelated loanword senses under the same form.

card rank between ten and queen
electrical connector or socket
seize control by force or illegally

Examples

Example Sentences

トランプでハートのジャックを引いた。

トランプでハートのジャックをひいた。

I drew the jack of hearts in the card game.

generated example

ヘッドホンのジャックが壊れて音が聞こえない。

ヘッドホンのジャックがこわれておとがきこえない。

The headphone jack is broken, so I can't hear any sound.

generated example

ツーテンジャック

A traditional Japanese trick-taking card game played with a standard Western deck.

Evidence and Provenance

Data source: JMdict_english
Revision: JMdict.2026-04-17
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