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dʒ
The IPA dʒ sound is spelled in English with either a letter j or a soft g.
The IPA dʒ sound (job, large) is similar to the ʒ sound (usual, visual).
Words where a dʒ sound is spelled with a letter j
just, justice, James, Juliet, job, join, jest, joke, jewel, ninja
banjo, adjust, major, objective, injury, injection, rejection, projection, project
Words where a dʒ sound is spelled with a soft g
image, age, agent, challenge, logic, arrange, large, angel, edge, Geoff,
generator, gentleman, hedge, ridge, badger, forge, sausage, Stonehenge
Compare IPA sounds dʒ (large)) and ʒ (explosion)