〜とはいえ
N1to wa ie
although; even though; that said
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + とはいえ
Chinese meanings
虽说……但是……
Chinese formation
简体句/名词+とはいえ
Chinese usage
承认前项事实,但指出结果与预期不完全一致。
Chinese notes
可用于句首,语气较正式。
Examples
- 春とはいえ、朝晩はまだ冷え込む。Although it's spring, mornings and evenings are still cold.虽说是春天,早晚还是很冷。
- 締め切りまで一か月あるとはいえ、そろそろ準備を始めたほうがいい。Even though there's a month until the deadline, you'd better start preparing soon.虽说离截止还有一个月,也该开始准备了。
- 景気は回復傾向にある。とはいえ、中小企業の経営は依然として厳しい。The economy is on a recovery trend. That said, small and medium-sized businesses are still struggling.经济正在复苏,不过中小企业经营仍然困难。
Notes
Admits a fact, then says the expected result doesn't fully follow. Can open a sentence ('that said'). More formal than 〜といっても.
#concession#contrast#written
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('to-wa-ie');
{
"id": "to-wa-ie",
"pattern": "〜とはいえ",
"romaji": "to wa ie",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "although; even though; that said",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + とはいえ",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "春とはいえ、朝晩はまだ冷え込む。",
"furigana": "{春|はる}とはいえ、{朝晩|あさばん}はまだ{冷|ひ}え{込|こ}む。",
"en": "Although it's spring, mornings and evenings are still cold."
},
{
"ja": "締め切りまで一か月あるとはいえ、そろそろ準備を始めたほうがいい。",
"furigana": "{締|し}め{切|き}りまで{一|いっ}か{月|げつ}あるとはいえ、そろそろ{準備|じゅんび}を{始|はじ}めたほうがいい。",
"en": "Even though there's a month until the deadline, you'd better start preparing soon."
},
{
"ja": "景気は回復傾向にある。とはいえ、中小企業の経営は依然として厳しい。",
"furigana": "{景気|けいき}は{回復|かいふく}{傾向|けいこう}にある。とはいえ、{中小|ちゅうしょう}{企業|きぎょう}の{経営|けいえい}は{依然|いぜん}として{厳|きび}しい。",
"en": "The economy is on a recovery trend. That said, small and medium-sized businesses are still struggling."
}
],
"tags": [
"concession",
"contrast",
"written"
],
"notes": "Admits a fact, then says the expected result doesn't fully follow. Can open a sentence ('that said'). More formal than 〜といっても.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "3f83df9fe6d30550d6a32023b0b63adfca59ce03cb3809341b6f13a6cc6ccec0",
"meanings": [
"虽说……但是……"
],
"formation": "简体句/名词+とはいえ",
"explanation": "承认前项事实,但指出结果与预期不完全一致。",
"notes": "可用于句首,语气较正式。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "春とはいえ、朝晩はまだ冷え込む。",
"zh": "虽说是春天,早晚还是很冷。"
},
{
"ja": "締め切りまで一か月あるとはいえ、そろそろ準備を始めたほうがいい。",
"zh": "虽说离截止还有一个月,也该开始准备了。"
},
{
"ja": "景気は回復傾向にある。とはいえ、中小企業の経営は依然として厳しい。",
"zh": "经济正在复苏,不过中小企业经营仍然困难。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#to-wa-ie",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "bd3df6df7a92638adf01d70d7eb0076cb27fe63c12564e2ec61cc307502f2425"
}
}