とはいえ (towaie)

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Meaning

  1. though
  2. although
  3. be that as it may

All JLPT 1 grammar : とは言え（とはいえ, towaie）, though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless, Conjunction

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
「あ、は、はい・・・ごめん、玲姉」「コラ。幾ら親戚とはいえ、私は先輩医師よ？院内ではちゃんとケジメをつけなさい」“Ah, y-yes … Sorry, Coz.” “Hey! You might be my relative but here I’m your senior and a doctor. Keep things straight while you’re in the hospital!”
は・・・、若かったとはいえ、しょうもない凡ミスだ。Ahh … well I was young but what a stupid mistake.
彼女は太っているとはいえないまでも大柄な人だ。She is large, not to say fat.
彼をうそつきということはできようが、悪人とはいえない。You may call him a liar, but you cannot call him a bad man.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
医師ishidoctor, physician
親戚shinsekirelative, relation
先輩senpaisenior
姉aneolder sister
幾らikurahow much, how many
私watashiI, me
柄ehandle, grip
彼女kanojoshe, her
人hitoperson

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
先センさき, ま.ずbefore, ahead, previous, future, precedence
医イい.やす, い.する, くすしdoctor, medicine
院インinstitution
私シわたくし, わたしprivate, me
姉シあね, ははelder sister
親シンおや, おや-, した.しいparent, intimacy
幾キいく-, いく.つ, いく.らhow many, how much
内ナイ,ダイうちinside, within
師シいくさexpert, master, teacher
若ジャク,ニャク,ニャわか.い, わか-, も.しくわyoung, immature
大ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
人ジン,ニンひと, -り, -とperson
女ジョ,ニョ,ニョウおんな, めwoman, female
彼ヒかれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
太タイ,タふと.い, ふと.るplump, thick
悪アク,オわる.い, わる-, あ.しbad, evil

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