--- Notes ---
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.
--- Examples ---
春とはいえまだ風は冷たい。
This is Spring, however wind is still freezing.
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.
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.
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.
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 years old grand mother fall in the stairs and hurt herself
in the feet, so unfortunately she became disabled for walking. However,
even if she can't walk, she have no problem to do his housework.
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.
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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