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~といわず〜といわず: meaning, usage and examples

~といわず〜といわず means: not just... but also... / ...and... (all over).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 彼かれは平日へいじつといわず週末しゅうまつといわず、毎日働まいにちはたらいている。

   He works every day, not just weekdays but weekends too.

2. 子供こどもたちは顔かおといわず手てといわず、泥どろだらけだった。

   The children were covered in mud, faces, hands and all.

3. 机つくえの上うえといわず床ゆかの上うえといわず、本ほんが積つみ上あげられている。

   Books are piled up everywhere, on the desk and on the floor alike.

4. 昼ひるといわず夜よるといわず、工事こうじの音おとが響ひびいている。

   The noise of construction echoes day and night.

When to use it

Lists two examples to say the thing is everywhere or at all times, without distinction. Example: 顔かおといわず手てといわず、泥どろだらけだ (face, hands, everything was covered in mud). The two nouns are usually body parts, places or times such as 昼ひると夜よる, 平日へいじつと週末しゅうまつ, and they stand for the whole set.

Nuance

Written and literary. It describes a visible state or a fact, so the main clause is not a wish, request or volition. Often the situation is excessive or surprising (dirt, noise, piles of things). The nouns are a natural pair from the same category.

Compare

といわず〜といわず says everywhere, no exceptions: 昼ひるといわず夜よるといわず工事こうじが続つづく. といい〜といい picks two points to give an evaluation: 味あじといい値段ねだんといい、満足まんぞくだ. であれ〜であれ means regardless of which: 大人おとなであれ子こどもであれ、ルールは守まもるべきだ.

Tip: Think of it as not just saying A, not just saying B: it is all of them. Use concrete nouns from one category.