など・等・抔nado

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. particleet cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
    2、4、6などは偶数ぐうすうです。↗
    Two, four, six, etc. are even numbers.
  2. particleor somethingafter an approximate quote or vague suggestion
  3. particlethe likes oflessening the significance or value of the previous word
    私は冗談じょうだんなど言いう気きがしない。↗
    I am in no mood for joking.
  4. particlefor example; for instance; for one
Synonyms & antonyms

    等(など)follows a noun or phrase to mark a list as non-exhaustive, matching 'etc.' or 'and the like'; it also downplays or dismisses the item it follows, as in humble self-reference.

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    Japanese definitions
    1. (など、トウ)例示れいじ・列挙れっきょを表あらわす。
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