やはり

• 読み: やはり
• ローマ字: yahari
• 漢字の分解: 矢 (ya) — arrow; 張 (hari) — stretch, tension (kanji form 矢張り is rarely used)
• 発音: /ja.ha.ɾi/

意味

As expected; sure enough; just as one thought. Confirms something previously suspected.

An adverb with several nuances: (1) confirming an expectation — やはり彼が犯人だった (he was the culprit after all); (2) expressing that something remains unchanged — やはり日本食が一番好きだ (Japanese food is still my favourite after all); (3) colloquially shortened to やっぱり or やっぱ. One of the most versatile and frequently used adverbs in Japanese.

例文

1. やはり予想どおり雨が降ってきた。
2. いろいろ考えたが、やはり元の計画に戻そう。
3. 高いけど、やはり品質が違うね。

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, writing, daily life

トーン: reflective

起源と歴史

Written in kanji as 矢張り, from 矢 (ya, arrow) and 張り (hari, stretching). The image of a taut bowstring suggests tension that resolves as expected — the arrow flies true to its mark.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal