JLPT N4 · Adverb

やはり (yahari)

やはり is a Japanese adverb meaning “as expected; sure enough”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: やはり
Romaji: yahari
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Also written: やっぱり

Meaning

as expected; sure enough; just as one thought · adverb · usually written in kana
after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case · adverb · usually written in kana
too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either · adverb · usually written in kana
still; as before · adverb · usually written in kana
all the same; even so; still; nonetheless · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

欠点があるけどやはり彼が好きです。

I love him despite his faults.

Tatoeba #175954

「そうか。やはり私のほうが年を食ってる。私は今年で２０うんたら才だ」「いや、わかんねーよ」

"Oh? Then, as I expected, I've been around longer than you. This year I'm 20-mumble years old." "What does that tell me?"

Tatoeba #77029

止むを得ず訪問するのはいやだったが、やはりしないわけにはいかなかった。

I disliked the idea of the necessary call, but it had to be done.

Tatoeba #168178

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 2772770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.