irrevocable, tui-m̄-tńg; che̍k-ngân kì-tshut sì-bé lân-tui.
irrigate, pàng-tsúi lo̍h-tshân; hòu-tsúi; ak-tsúi.
is, sĩ. is it so? sĩ a-m̄-sĩ? is he come? i ũ-lâi a-būe? is the water deep? tsúi õi-chhim, mé?
isinglass, hṳ̂-ka; kim-lêng-ka.
Islamism, hûe-hûe-kà.
island, hái-suaⁿ; hái-táu; hái-sṳ̃. in river, chiu.
issue, forth, huat-tshut. decree, huat-mẽng. proclamation, tshut-kò-sī.
isthmus, suaⁿ-ie; sok-ie; sok-ãm; suaⁿ-ãm.
itch, the, kòi. to have, seⁿ-kòi. itchy, chiẽⁿ. scratch, pê-chiẽⁿ.
item, an, che̍k-kiãⁿ; che̍k-tiâu.
itinerate, chiu-liû; chiu-sûn. itinerary, lōu-thiâⁿ-chheh; lōu-ín.
ivory, gê; chhiẽⁿ-gê.
ivy, tîn.
jack-fruit, po-lô-bi̍t.
jacket, saⁿ; saⁿ-thâu. one, che̍k-kiãⁿ-saⁿ. riding, bé-kùa; bé-tún. lined, koih-niûⁿ. quilted, mîⁿ-niûⁿ.
jade, ge̍k.
jaded, khùn; he̍k; khùn-kuãn; phî-khùn; hẽng.
jagged, khih-tshùi.
jail, kam; lô; kam-ge̍k. jailer, kìm-chí; kìm-tsut.
jam, ko; tiâm-ko.
Japan, Ji̍t-pńg-kok; Tang-iêⁿ.
jar, kng; àng; tãng; pãu.
jasmine, ba̍k-lĩ-hue.
jasper, phek-ge̍k.
jaundice, n̂g-sua-pēⁿ.
Java, Ka-la-pa.
javelin, chhiú-chìⁿ.
jaw, ẽ-hâi. -bones, gê-tshn̂g; gê-tsô-kut.
jay, kheh-chiáu.
jealous, kòu-kĩ; chi̍t-kòu.
jeer, ki-chhiáu.
jest, tàⁿ-sńg; tàⁿ tshù-bī-ūe.
jet, ou-ge̍k.
jetty, bé-thâu.