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How to say 'Etc' in Japanese | 等々

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The Japanese word for Etc is 'Toutou', written as 等々 in Japanese.'Etc' in hiragana is とうとう.

    word

    等々

    Meaning

    Etc

    Reading

    とうとう

    toutou

    Kanji

    等Equal

    Explanation

    The Japanese suffix '等々 (とうとう)' is used to indicate that there are additional items or examples that are not explicitly listed, similar to 'etc.' or 'and so on' in English. It is often used in both formal and informal contexts to imply a continuation of a list without specifying every item. For example: I bought apples, oranges, etc.「りんごやオレンジ等々を買いました」(りんごやオレンジとうとうをかいました). The meeting discussed budgets, schedules, etc.「会議では予算やスケジュール等々について話し合いました」(かいぎではよさんやスケジュールとうとうについてはなしあいました). This suffix is versatile and can be used in various contexts to avoid listing every single item or detail.

    Part Of Speech

    suffix

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6738

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 等々

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    等

    Meaning

    Equal

Words Related to 等々 Through the Kanji 等

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 等 as well.

  • word

    等

    Meaning

    Etc

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    上等

    Meaning

    Superior

  • word

    高等

    Meaning

    High level

  • word

    等しい

    Meaning

    Equal

  • word

    平等

    Meaning

    Equality

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    同等

    Meaning

    Equality, Equivalence

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    対等

    Meaning

    Equal

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    不平等

    Meaning

    Inequality

Words Related to 等々 Through the Kanji 々

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 々 as well.

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    時々

    Meaning

    Sometimes

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    少々

    Meaning

    Slightly

  • word

    我々

    Meaning

    We

  • word

    中々

    Meaning

    Quite, Not easily

  • word

    色々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    元々

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    益々

    Meaning

    Increasingly

  • word

    次々

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    日々

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    国々

    Meaning

    Countries

  • word

    段々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    様々

    Meaning

    Various

  • word

    態々

    Meaning

    Specially

  • word

    個々

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    偶々

    Meaning

    By chance

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    徐々

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    順々に

    Meaning

    In order

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    堂々

    Meaning

    Majestic, Unashamed

  • word

    一々

    Meaning

    Every, Each

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    苛々

    Meaning

    Irritation

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

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    精々

    Meaning

    At most

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    次々に

    Meaning

    One after another

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    度々

    Meaning

    Often

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    若々しい

    Meaning

    Youthful

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    続々

    Meaning

    Continuously, One after another

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    神々

    Meaning

    Gods

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    別々

    Meaning

    Separate

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    各々

    Meaning

    Each

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    種々

    Meaning

    Various

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    騒々しい

    Meaning

    Noisy

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