This is a voiced consonant. You can hear it at the beginning of the word joke, in the middle of the word lodger, at the end of the word bridge and at the beginning and at the end of the word judge. Watch the video and practice the pronunciation of this sound. You can also download a poster with examples. Click here.
The usual spellings are j as in January, juice, July, enjoy; dge as in bridge, fridge. But also German, manager.
Source: BBC Learning English
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