Translation guide
How to express 'something like that' in Japanese, covering approximation, vague recollection, and dismissive endings.
The speaker gives a rough figure or description, meaning 'about that much' or 'something along those lines'.
Literally 'about that much'. Used for approximate amounts, times, or degrees.
It takes about that long to get to the station.
Please give me a box about that size.
Means 'that kind of feeling' or 'something like that'. Very common in casual speech to refer to a vague description.
A: What's the room like? B: Hmm, spacious and bright, something like that.
Synonym of そのくらい, slightly more casual.
If it's about that much, I can buy it.
The speaker cannot remember exactly or is giving an incomplete list, ending with 'or something like that'.
Particle meaning 'and such' or 'or something'. Attached to nouns or verbs to indicate examples.
Yesterday I watched a movie, went shopping, something like that.
He said he was sick or something like that.
Colloquial phrase meaning 'like' or 'something like'. Often used at the end of a clause.
I bought a new game. It's really fun, something like that.
Casual contraction of か何か, meaning 'or something'. Used after nouns.
Wanna drink coffee or something?
The speaker trails off or avoids being precise, similar to '...or something like that' in English.