How to Say "Etcetera" in Japanese

など

nado

In Japanese, etcetera is expressed as など (nado).

The term is used at the end of a list to indicate that there are other similar items that are not mentioned.

Which one should you use?

While など implies a list of examples, it is more neutral than といった, which is often used to mean 'such as'.

など is a particle that follows the noun or noun phrase it is modifying.

nado

Using など after a person's name can unintentionally signal that you consider them unimportant or inferior.
In spoken Japanese, など is frequently replaced by the more colloquial なんか to express the same sense of 'and things like that'.
While など is usually for lists, adding it to just one noun allows that noun to stand in as a representative for an entire category.

りんご、バナナ、等々
Apples, bananas, etcetera
果物などが好きです
I like fruits, etcetera.
パーティーの準備には食べ物、飲み物、その他が必要です
For party preparations, we need food, drinks, and other things.
りんごとかバナナを買ってきてください
Please buy apples and things like that.
りんごやバナナなど
Apples, bananas, etc.
スーパーで野菜や果物などを買いました。
Sūpā de yasai ya kudamono nado o kaimashita.
I bought vegetables, fruit, etcetera at the supermarket.
週末は掃除や洗濯などをして過ごします。
Shūmatsu wa sōji ya sentaku nado o shite sugoshimasu.
On weekends, I spend my time doing things like cleaning and laundry.
彼は英語や中国語など、多くの言語が話せます。
Kare wa eigo ya chūgokugo nado, ōku no gengo ga hanasemasu.
He can speak many languages, such as English, Chinese, etcetera.

Two siblings are discussing what to prepare for a party.

陽葵 Himari

パーティーの準備は、飲み物やスナックなどが必要だね。
Pātī no junbi wa, nomimono ya sunakku nado ga hitsuyō da ne.
For the party preparations, we need things like drinks and snacks, etcetera.
陽太 Yota

そうだね、陽葵姉さんの言う通りだ。
Sō da ne, Himari-neesan no iu tōri da.
You're right, it's just as you say, Himari.
陽葵 Himari

陽太、お菓子などの買い出しをお願いできる？
Yōta, okashi nado no kaidashi o onegai dekiru?
Yōta, can I ask you to go out and buy things like sweets, etcetera?
陽太 Yota

わかった、任せてよ。
Wakatta, makasete yo.
Okay, leave it to me.

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