PJ

PJ

1. (metrology) Symbol for petajoule, an SI unit of work or energy equal to 10¹⁵ joules.

PJ (plural PJs)

1. Abbreviation of pajama.
2. Abbreviation of Proto-Japonic.
3. Initialism of private jet.
4. (Malaysia) Initialism of Petaling Jaya, a town.
5. (India) Initialism of poor joke.
   • 1987, Sainik Samachar, volume 34, Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, page 11:

     To share the secret with you, just in case you are not a Delhite, 'PJ' stands for, yes, "Poor Joke.'

   • 2018, Kishor Kunal, The Casted Minds: A Nation where Purity of Blood Matters‎^[1]:

     “No, I don't,” I replied and quickly asked, “so, where are you now?” “Here, in front of you,” she replied with a witty smile. “I meant what are you doing these days—your occupation?” I smiled innocently. A PJ (poor joke) indeed.

• J.P., JP

PJ n (strong, genitive PJ, plural PJ)

1. (medicine, education) abbreviation of praktisches Jahr (“practical year”)
2. (economics) abbreviation of Personenjahr (“man-year”)

   Coordinate terms: PM, PW, PT, PS

PJ m (strong, genitive PJ, plural PJs)

1. (transport) (slang, pronounced by the English letter names) initialism of Privatjet

PJ f (genitive PJ, plural PJen)

1. (education) abbreviation of Projektstudie

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.d͡ʒe/

PJ (plural PJ-PJ)

1. initialism of penanggung jawab (“responsible, person in-charge”)

From English project.

PJ(プロジェクト) • (purojekuto) 

1. (product development) project

• IPA^(key): /pi.d͡ʒéi/

PJ

1. initialism of pendidikan jasmani (“physical education”)

PJ

1. initialism of Petaling Jaya

• IPA^(key): /ˌpe ˈxota/ [ˌpe ˈxo.t̪a]

PJ m

1. (Argentine politics) initialism of Partido Justicialista (“Justicialist Party”), an Argentine political party