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Grammar detail: からといって

からといって
just because; even though
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phrase X
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からといって
+
phrase Y
means
Just because X, then phrase Y
It would typically be used in a situation where phrase Y describes something that might be unexpected given the context of X. For example:
かのじょ
彼女
はしばらく
ちりょう
治療
を
う
受
けた
からといって、
こんご
今後
ぼうりょく
暴力
をふらないわけではない。
Just because she's had treatment, it doesn't mean that she won't become violent again in the future.
あつ
暑
い
からといって、
つめ
冷
たい
ものばかり
の
飲
んでいる
と
からだ
体
に
わる
悪
い
ですよ。
Drinking only cold things just because the weather is hot is bad for you, you know.
かれ
彼
は
はんざい
犯罪
を
おか
犯
した
からといって
ひと
人
を
さ
刺
す
ような
せいかく
性格
ではないことを
かくしん
確信
します
。
Even though he has committed a crime, I am positive he is not the type of person who would stab someone.
だからといって means the same thing, but would be used to begin a sentence, where the prior sentence has provided the context. In other words:
sentence X
.
だからといって
+
phrase Y
The いって comes from 言う, so it can be written 言って, but it is more commonly written in kana.
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Kanji used in this grammar

言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
治
ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なおる to get better   なおす to cure   
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療
リョウ    cure, heal, treat   
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受
ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)    
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今
コン   キン   いま now   
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後
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うしろ behind   おくれる be late   
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暴
ボウ   バク   violent   あばれる to get violent   あばく to expose, disclose   
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
暑
ショ   あつい hot (weather)   
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冷
レイ   つめたい cold   さめる to (become) cool   さます to (make) cool   ひや cold (sake, water)   ひえる to get chilly   ひやす to chill   ひやかす to banter   
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飲
イン   のむ to drink   
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体
タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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悪
アク   オ   わるい bad   
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犯
ハン   crime   おかす to commit a crime   
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罪
ザイ   つみ sin   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
刺
シ   さす to stab   ささる to prick   
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性
セイ   ショウ    sex, gender, nature, disposition   
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格
カク   コウ    status, rank   
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確
カク   たしか certain   たしかめる to make certain   
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信
シン    trust, faith   
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