🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ジム

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Jimu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jim/dʒɪm/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ジムは良い友達です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A male given name, often a diminutive of James.

    "Jim is planning to go hiking this weekend."
  2. 2

    A colloquial term for a man or boy.

    "That Jim over there is a great friend."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The name 'Jim' is a diminutive form of 'James', which derives from the Hebrew name 'Yaakov' (Jacob). It became popular in English-speaking countries during the Middle Ages and has evolved to be used as both a given name and a colloquial term for a man.

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