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〜など

N4
nado

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

  • 机つくえの上うえに本ほん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。
  • 夏なつ休やすみに京きょう都とや奈良ならなどに行いきました。
    During summer vacation I went to places like Kyoto and Nara.
    暑假我去了京都、奈良等地。
  • お茶ちゃなど、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.

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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"
  }
}