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What does どうやら (douyara) mean?

どうやら means it seems, apparently; somehow.

Quick facts
Readingどうやら
Romajidouyara
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
どうやら
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondouyara

it seems, apparently; somehow

  1. 1adverb possibly; apparently; (seem) likely
  2. 2adverb somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

Example sentences

  • It looks like it's going to rain.

  • It seems we've gotten lost somehow.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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