やっぱり

after all, anyway

Also:after all (is said and done), too, still

What does やっぱり mean?

やっぱり is a Japanese noun meaning after all, anyway in English. It can also be translated as after all (is said and done), too, still depending on context. It is written as やっぱり in hiragana, and yappari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentences

やっぱり、あなたは私の思ったとおりの人だった。

You're just the kind of person I imagined you'd be.

やっぱり何とかやってのけたね。

You managed it after all.

私たちの家は快適ですが、やっぱり前の家がなつかしい。

Our house is nice, but I still miss the old one.