といった

といった
expression
such as; like; of the kind
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)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)大阪(おおさか)といった大都市(だいとし)人口(じんこう)(おお)い。
Major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka have large populations.
糖尿病(とうにょうびょう)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)予防(よぼう)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 ()う (to say), so it literally means "things called A and B" or "things that one would call A and B."

PATTERN:

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

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 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)