just because... doesn't mean

からといって rejects a conclusion that seems to follow from a reason. Attach it to a plain-form clause. It usually pairs with a negative ending (わけではない, とは限らない), warning against a hasty assumption.

Examples

• 高たかいからといって、いいとは限かぎらない。

  Takai kara to itte, ii to wa kagiranai.

  Just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's good.

• 日本にっぽんに住すんでいるからといって、敬語けいごが完璧かんぺきなわけではない。

  Nihon ni sunde iru kara to itte, keigo ga kanpeki na wake de wa nai.

  Just because you live in Japan doesn't mean your keigo is perfect.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 高い tall; expensive
• いい good
• 限る to limit, to restrict
• 住む to live; to reside
• いる to exist (animate); to be
• 敬語 honorific language

Related patterns · Contrast and concession

• 〜反面 on the other hand; while
• 〜一方で while; on the other hand
• 〜わりに considering; for (despite expectation)
• 〜にしては for; considering it's
• 〜どころか far from; let alone