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とはいえ [とはいえ] (tohaie)
    Meaning: However (the truth is in fact different)
    Example: 春とはいえまだ風は冷たい。/ This is Spring , however wind is still freezing.
    JLPT Level: 1
    Category: grammar
    Author: tieuacui

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Same as といっても but:
といっても is for spoken clauses, and
とはいえ is for written clauses.

way of use: P1 とはいえ P2.
P1 is the sentence in question, P2 is the reason why.
 
(赤毛)

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ex #6815   とはいえまだ風は冷たい。 
This is Spring, however wind is still freezing.  
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ex #6816   春になったとはいえ朝晩はまだ寒い。 
Spring has came, but mornings and evenings are still cold.  
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ex #6817   携帯用とはいえ5キロも6キロもある。 
"for mobile use" but it weighs 5 kg or more.  
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ex #6818   便利とはいえパソコンは高いのでなかなか買えない。 
"useful" computer but so expensive that I can't hardly buy it.  
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ex #6823   80才の祖母は、この間階段で転んで足を痛め、歩くのが不自由になってしまった。とはいえ、全く歩けないということではないので、家事をするには問題ないとのことだ。 
Recently, my 80 year old grandmother fell on the stairs and hurt her leg, and now she has trouble walking. However, even though she can't walk, she has no problem doing her housework.  
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ex #6824   仕事が山のようにあって、日曜日とはいえ、山社しなければならない。 
Because I have a mountain of work, on Sunday however I must work hard.  
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ex #6825   昔に比べて体力が衰えたとはいえ、まだまだ若い者には負けない。 
Compared with olden days, my physical strength is declining, however I didn't loose against young people yet.  
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