When 等 comes after a word, how can I know when to pronounce it as など or とう?
According to a colleague of mine, it's usually pronounced とう when read and など when spoken.
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Related: Inaccurate ruby for 等? – naruto Jul 10 '23 at 02:58
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2ら is another possible suffix written as 等 and can be confusing. – Yusuke Matsubara Jul 10 '23 at 09:14
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など reading is kun'yomi (native Japanese in most cases, but there are few exceptions).
とう reading is on'yomi (Sino-Japanese; borrowed from Middle Chinese to Old Japanese or Middle Japanese).
When both kun'yomi and on'yomi readings are possible, on'yomi sounds more formal / literary. (Compare how in English, words borrowed from Latin or French often sound more formal / literary.)
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