かんとか

noun

something; something or other; so-and-so

Used as a placeholder for an unspecified thing or person, often in the set phrase 何とか彼とか (なんとかかんとか) meaning 'something or other'. The standalone use is rare.

See also: なんとかかんとか

• 彼かれは何なんとか彼かんとか言いい訳わけを並ならべていた。

  He was making excuses, saying something or other.

• 「かんとか」だけではあまり使つかわず、「なんとかかんとか」の形かたちでよく使つかう。

  The word かんとか is rarely used alone; it is often used in the form なんとかかんとか.