〜からといって

Formation

N2ConcessionNeutral
Verb
/Noun
/Adj.
からといって
Variations
からって
Colloquial
からとて
Literary

Meaning

Just because ~; even if there is a reason like ~. Often used with partial negation expressions at the end of the sentence.

Examples

日本に住んでいるからといって、日本語が話せるわけではない。

Just because you live in Japan doesn't mean you can speak Japanese.

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