など
Reading: など
Meaning: and so on, et cetera, and the like; things like
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Example Sentence
本 や 雑誌 など を 読む
I read books, magazines, and so on.
Usage Notes
など indicates that the items mentioned are examples and there are other similar things not listed. Often follows a list connected with や or と. Can also express humility or downplay something when referring to oneself (私など 'someone like me'). なんか is a more casual variant.
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