diff --git a/phsource/ph_ipa b/phsource/ph_ipa
index 4f1ea44b..5cd2485c 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_ipa
+++ b/phsource/ph_ipa
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // | afr     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat afr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | sib frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | z   |     | Z   |     | z`  |     | z\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
-// | frc     |     | B   |     | v   |     | D   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+// | frc     |     | B   |     | v   |     | D   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat frc |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | apr     |     | P   |     |     |     |     |     | r\  |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | j   |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
 // | lat apr |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
@@ -516,6 +516,16 @@ phoneme z\\
   FMT(voc/z_pzd) addWav(ufric/s_pzd, 80)
 endphoneme
 
+phoneme j\\
+  vcd pal frc
+  ipa ʝ
+  lengthmod 6
+  Vowelin f1=1  f2=2700 400 600  f3=200 70
+  Vowelout f1=1 f2=2700 400 600  f3=200 70 len=100
+
+  FMT(voc/j) addWav(ufric/ch, 25)
+endphoneme
+
 // approximant
 
 phoneme P
diff --git a/phsource/phonemes b/phsource/phonemes
index e6b43038..745b5ca6 100644
--- a/phsource/phonemes
+++ b/phsource/phonemes
@@ -780,17 +780,10 @@ phoneme Z;
 endphoneme
 
 phoneme J^   // palatal fricative (Kirshenbaum C<vcd>)
-  vcd pal frc pzd
+  import_phoneme ipa/j\\
   ipa ʝ
-  voicingswitch C
-  lengthmod 6
-  Vowelin f1=1  f2=2700 400 600  f3=200 70
-  Vowelout f1=1 f2=2700 400 600  f3=200 70 len=100
-
-  FMT(voc/j) addWav(ufric/ch, 25)
 endphoneme
 
-
 phoneme Q
   vcd vel frc
   voicingswitch x