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How to say "As expected" or "After all" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "As expected" or "After all" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "As expected" or "After all" is "Yappari", written in japanese as "やっぱり".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The adverb 'やっぱり (やっぱり)' is used to express that something is in accordance with one's expectations or assumptions. It can mean 'as expected' or 'after all'. It is commonly used to confirm or emphasize a previous prediction or assumption. For example: I knew it, やっぱり it's raining - (やっぱり雨が降っている). I don't like seafood, やっぱり - (やっぱり、私は魚介類が好きじゃない).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Yappari" mean in japanese?

"Yappari" means "As expected" or "After all".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "As expected" or "After all" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". The hiragana "ぱ" is read as "pa". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.

How to say "As expected" or "After all" in Japanese yappari