JLPT N3 · Adverbs of guessing

どうやら

apparently

Stroke order of どうやら

4 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ど · 4 strokes う · 2 strokes や · 3 strokes ら · 2 strokes

Memory trick

DOUYARA — 'dough yara' the dough seems risen.

Parts: Adverb; apparently.

The characters in どうやら

どど — do (4 strokes)
うう — u (2 strokes)
やや — ya (3 strokes)
らら — ra (2 strokes)

Example sentence

どうやら雨はやんだようだ。

どうやらあめはやんだようだ。

Apparently the rain has stopped.

More words: Adverbs of guessing

いったいon earth; what in the world おそらくprobably もしかするとpossibly ひょっとするとmaybe; by any chance なんとなくsomehow; vaguely なんとかsomehow; managing いかにもtruly; indeed まさにexactly; precisely さぞsurely; must be もしもif; in case

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