といった

といった
expression
such as; like; of the kind
grammatical
1. such as; like; of the kind
Used after listing one or more examples to indicate that they are representative of a larger category. Functions as a modifier for the noun that follows.
英語(えいご)や中国語(ちゅうごくご)といった言語(げんご)。
Languages such as English and Chinese.
東京(とうきょう)や大阪(おおさか)といった大都市(だいとし)は人口(じんこう)が多(おお)い。
Major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka have large populations.
糖尿病(とうにょうびょう)や高血圧(こうけつあつ)といった生活習慣病(せいかつしゅうかんびょう)の予防(よぼう)が大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to prevent lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.

A common expression used to give examples. The pattern is: A や B といった NOUN. Grammatically, と is the quotation particle, いった is the past tense of 言(い)う (to say), so it literally means "things called A and B" or "things that one would call A and B."

Common patterns

  • A や B といった N — N such as A and B
  • A といった N — N like A

Similar words

  • などの — such as (more neutral, slightly less formal)
  • のような — like, similar to (focuses on resemblance)
  • たとえば — for example (introduces examples as a sentence adverb)

Related Words

Compare: 例(たと)えば (for example)
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Added 2026.3.27 12:33 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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