といっても (to ittemo)

Meaning

  1. although I say
  2. although one might say

All JLPT 3 grammar : と言っても(といっても, to ittemo), although I say; although one might say; although called, [Conjunction]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
黒鯛の料理方法.刺し身、黒鯛は何といっても刺身が一番おいしいです。How to prepare black porgy: Sashimi, Whatever anybody says sashimi is the tastiest.
しかし、国産ワインといっても、国内で瓶詰めされたものは全て国産ワインとなります。Having said ‘domestic wine’, anything bottled domestically is deemed to be domestic wine.
いくら壁が高いといっても、私も最初はおっかなびっくりでしたよ。You’re right when you say how high the wall is; I was nervous at first, too.
MacOSXといっても、MacOSのコードをバージョンアップした訳ではない。Although it’s “Mac OS X”, that doesn’t mean that the Mac OS code itself has been upgraded to a new version.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
houdirection, way, side
houlaw, act, principle
方法houhoumethod, way, manner
mibody, oneself
ichione
一番ichibannumber one, first, first place
naniwhat
料理ryouricooking, cuisine
binbottle, jar
全てsubeteeverything, all
国内kokunaiinternal, domestic
びっくりbikkurito be surprised
kabewall, partition
最初saishobeginning, first
高いtakaihigh, tall, expensive
watashiI, me
wakereason, cause, meaning

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
なに, なん, なに-what
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
コクくろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.いblack
ことわりlogic, reason
リョウfee, materials
バンつが.いturn, number in a series
ホウ,ハッ,ホッ,フランのりmethod, law, rule
シンsomebody, person
コクくにcountry
ナイ,ダイうちinside, within
サンう.む, う.まれる, うぶ-products, give birth
ゼンまった.く, すべ.てwhole, entire, all
コウたか.い, たか, -だかtall, high, expensive
わたくし, わたしprivate, me
サイ,シュもっと.も, つまutmost, extreme
ショはじ.め, はじ.めて, はつfirst time, beginning

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