jin

[ jin ]

/ dʒɪn /

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noun, plural jins, (especially collectively) jin.Islamic Mythology.

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Words nearby jin

jimmie, jimmy, Jimmy Woodser, jimp, jimson weed, jin, Jinan, jingal, Jingdezhen, Jinghis Khan, jingle

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How to use jin in a sentence

Or the flier who jumped from the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai and slammed into an air conditioning unit on a roof.
The High-Flying Secrets of BASE Jumpers|William O’Connor|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just a couple blocks from Columbia University, Jin Ramen is a far cry from the instant noodles found in dorm rooms across campus.
Underground Ramen’s Mainstream Moment|Sara Sayed|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tiger bones routinely sell for a thousand dollars per jin, a Chinese unit of weight just over one pound.
Why Do Chinese Oligarchs Secretly Love Illegal Tiger Meat?|Jake Adelstein|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In November, Tablet covered the return of a 28-year-old Chinese Jew, Jin Jin, to Israel, where he now lives.
China’s Kaifeng Jews Rediscover Their Heritage|Tiffanie Wen|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then the narrator asks about Liam Neeson's Qui-Gon Jin, the Phantom Menace's monotonous hero.
Star Wars YouTube Battle|Benjamin Sarlin|December 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Even when he frolics with Fukuroku Jin, and rides on his head, he keeps his hammer ready swinging at his belt.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis
At a wedding you will always see a picture of white-bearded and shiny-pated Fukoruku Jin.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis
But if Fukuroku Jin can only get hold of Daikoku's lop ears, both fall together.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis
Potching-engine, poch′ing-en′jin, n. in paper-making, a machine in which washed rags are bleached.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The jin-ri-ki-sha, to give it its full name, means man-power carriage, and is like a big mail-cart or perambulator.
Peeps at Many Lands: Japan|John Finnemore

British Dictionary definitions for jin

jin

/ (dʒiːn) /

noun

(Mandarin) Chinese name for catty 2

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