とか

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word とか

Freq #22001

Particle; Conjunction; Oft. as ...とか...とか

and the like; such as; among other things; and so on

Examples

包丁とか鍋とか、台所用品を持参すること。

Don't forget to bring kitchen utensils such as knives and cooking pots.

Expressions; Particle; Used to convey hearsay or uncertain information; oft. with 言う, 聞く, etc.

or something; something like; a (certain)

Examples

マルコーニさんとかいう人がご面会です。

A Mr. Marconi wants to see you.

Expressions; Particle; At sentence end

I hear that ...; people say that ...; rumour has it that ...

Colloquial; Expressions; Particle; Used to make a statement vague or less absolute; usu. after a noun

or something; something like; or whatever

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