どうやら

douyara

it seems like, somehow or other

AdverbJLPT N1

What does どうやら mean?

どうやら is a Japanese adverb meaning “it seems like, somehow or other” in English. It is written as どうやら in hiragana, and douyara in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

どうやら食べ過ぎたみたいだ。

I'm afraid I've eaten too much.

More JLPT N1 words

何だかなんだかnandaka
a little, somewhat, somehow
いかにもikanimo
truly (same as 実に (じつに))
～どころか～dokoroka
rather, far from
行為こういkoui
act, deed, conduct
振り返るふりかえるfurikaeru
to look back, to turn around
訪れるおとずれるotozureru
to visit a place, to arrive
引きずるひきずるhikizuru
to drag along, to pull, to prolong
もしかしてmoshikashite
perhaps, possibly