Word Meaning 何とやら

なんとやら nantoyara

何とやら is read as なんとやら (nantoyara) and means and so on.

Meaning

English

  1. and so on
  2. and you know the rest
  3. for some reason or other
  4. somehow
  5. whatsitsname
  6. what-you-call-it
  7. Mr. so-and-so

Reading

Kana

なんとやら

Romaji

nantoyara

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 129673 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

何ら

なにら

what kind of

何やら

なにやら

for some reason

何時から

いつから

since when

何時から

なんじから

from what time

何時かしら

いつかしら

before one knows

何処ら

どこら

where

何処かしら

どこかしら

somewhere or other

何処へやら

どこへやら

currently nowhere to be seen

Example Sentences

2

Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

Speak of the devil, here comes Kathy.