I think "hard J" means j as in "just", or the "dg" in "edge", while "soft J" is the sound represented by "si" in "vision". Used in English mainly in loan words from other languages, such as "raj" or "Beijing" (ironically, mispronounced with respect to the original languages--which both use the hard J sound in these words).

Last edited by aeh; 03/10/21 07:55 PM.
...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...