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〜とはいえ: although; that said

N2 · 05 Concession and contrast

Admits a fact but then adds that the real situation is different from what you'd expect.

Plain form + とはいえ, or at the start of a sentence as とはいえ. Example: 春とはいえ、まだ寒い. The first part is accepted and the second corrects it. Written but common in speech too. Close to でも and しかし.

Examples

春はるとはいえ、朝晩あさばんはまだ寒さむい。

Although it is spring, mornings and evenings are still cold.

日本語にほんごが上手じょうずだとはいえ、まだ分わからない表現ひょうげんも多おおい。

Though his Japanese is good, there are still many expressions he doesn't know.

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