といわず
といわず
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toiwazu(Not)only , (Not) even
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
A and B alike; whether A or B; without distinguishing between A and B (the same thing applies to everything in that range)
Conjugation
(A)N+といわず+(B)N+といわず: (A)N+と言わず+(B)N+と言わず
Examples
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昼といわず夜といわず、隣の家からピアノの音が聞こえてくる。
彼は顔といわず体といわず、泥だらけになって帰ってきた。
うちの犬は肉といわず魚といわず、食べ物なら何でも欲しがる。
彼女はゴキブリといわずクモといわず、虫なら何でも怖がる。
妹はチョコといわずケーキといわず、甘いものには目がない。
あのバンドは国内といわず海外といわず、世界中にファンがいる。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.title
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 彼は英語といわず、フランス語も話せる。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 彼は英語はもちろん、フランス語も話せる。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: といわず does not mean "not only A but also B". Use はもちろん or だけでなく to add B to A.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 昼といわず夜といわず、彼は一度だけ勉強した。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 昼といわず夜といわず、彼は毎日勉強している。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: といわず generally describes a state or repeated or continuing action that applies regardless of A or B; it is incompatible with a single one-time action.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 昼といわず犬といわず、うるさい。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 昼といわず夜といわず、うるさい。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: A and B must be two items from the same range (opposites or close items) so that together they represent "everything".
Key points
Names two typical nouns (often opposites or close items such as day/night, face/body) to stand for a whole range, and says that the same state or repeated action applies to all of it. It is somewhat formal or literary. The second clause typically describes a state, condition or repeated action; commands and requests are less common, but they are possible when the meaning genuinely applies regardless of A or B.
Unlike ばかりでなく/だけでなく ("A and also B"), it does not add B to A. It says that A and B make no difference. It is close to AもBも, but といわず sounds more emphatic and implies "everywhere, always, everything".
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