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JLPT N4 · Certainty & attitude

やっぱり

as expected; after all

Stroke order of やっぱり

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

や · 3 strokesっ · 1 strokesぱ · 5 strokesり · 2 strokes

Memory trick

YAPPARI — 'yap-pari': yap, as I figured!

Parts: casual form of やはり

The characters in やっぱり

  • や や — ya (3 strokes)
  • ぱ ぱ — pa (5 strokes)
  • り り — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

やっぱり行くのをやめます。

やっぱりいくのをやめます。

On second thought, I won't go.

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