〜など
N4nado
etc.; and so on; such as
Formation
Noun + など
Chinese meanings
等;之类
Chinese formation
名词+など
Chinese usage
列举例子,表示还有其他同类事物。
Chinese notes
常与や搭配;提出建议时也可缓和语气。
Examples
- 机の上に本やノートなどがあります。On the desk there are books, notebooks and so on.桌上有书、笔记本等。
- 夏休みに京都や奈良などに行きました。During summer vacation I went to places like Kyoto and Nara.暑假我去了京都、奈良等地。
- お茶など、いかがですか。Would you care for some tea or something?喝点茶之类的怎么样?
Notes
Often paired with や (AやBなど). After a single noun it softens a suggestion.
#example
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nado');
{
"id": "nado",
"pattern": "〜など",
"romaji": "nado",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "etc.; and so on; such as",
"formation": "Noun + など",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "机の上に本やノートなどがあります。",
"furigana": "{机|つくえ}の{上|うえ}に{本|ほん}やノートなどがあります。",
"en": "On the desk there are books, notebooks and so on."
},
{
"ja": "夏休みに京都や奈良などに行きました。",
"furigana": "{夏休|なつやす}みに{京都|きょうと}や{奈良|なら}などに{行|い}きました。",
"en": "During summer vacation I went to places like Kyoto and Nara."
},
{
"ja": "お茶など、いかがですか。",
"furigana": "お{茶|ちゃ}など、いかがですか。",
"en": "Would you care for some tea or something?"
}
],
"tags": [
"example"
],
"notes": "Often paired with や (AやBなど). After a single noun it softens a suggestion.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "b558e06f44760ce6a7143286563beba9337996640533c87c6247c3594a53fcf5",
"meanings": [
"等",
"之类"
],
"formation": "名词+など",
"explanation": "列举例子,表示还有其他同类事物。",
"notes": "常与や搭配;提出建议时也可缓和语气。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "机の上に本やノートなどがあります。",
"zh": "桌上有书、笔记本等。"
},
{
"ja": "夏休みに京都や奈良などに行きました。",
"zh": "暑假我去了京都、奈良等地。"
},
{
"ja": "お茶など、いかがですか。",
"zh": "喝点茶之类的怎么样?"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#nado",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "f44edc1d454593b5193786206b0a1b96b88a653a4da045d5b7254c74759cdd86"
}
}