やはり

Kana: やはり

as expected; sure enough

Example sentence

天気予報どおり、やはり雨が降りました。

てんきよほうどおり、やはりあめがふりました。

Just as the forecast said, sure enough it rained.

What やはり means

やはり (やはり) is an Japanese word meaning “as expected; sure enough”. It belongs to the Grammar & Phrases topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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