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Related words· 6 とはいえ is more formal and typically written, while と言っても is common in everyday spoken Japanese with the same qualifying nuance.
とはいえ and かと言って both introduce a qualifying contrast after acknowledging a prior statement, but とはいえ leans more formal/written while かと言って is common in everyday speech.
とはいえ and とは言うものの both mean 'having said that,' but とは言うものの is slightly more formal and emphatic in acknowledging the prior statement.
とはいえ is a more literary 'that being said' connector, while だからと言って explicitly ties back to a stated reason before denying its expected conclusion.
Show 2 more とはいえ is a conjunction meaning 'that said' or 'even though', used to link two clauses, while 関わらず (as にもかかわらず) attaches to a noun or clause to mean 'despite ~'.
とはいえ is used to concede a point before adding a qualifying remark and sounds slightly more formal than ものの.
Etymology From the quotative particle と, the topic particle は, and the verb 言う (to say), literally 'even if one says that'. The kana form とはいえ is standard.
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