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Even A
  1. Even A
  2. Both A and B; whether A or B
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明日 は 雨 で あ ろ う と ド ラ イ ブ に 行 き た い 。 
Even if it rains tomorrow I want to go on a drive.
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あの 店 は ど ん な 日 で あ ろ う と いつも 混 ん で い る 。 
That store is always busy, no matter what kind of day.

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ANoun
であれ
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さえ／にさえ／でさえ
たとえ~ても
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まことまじま
Level: 444
(3 years ago)
The litteral meaning is “No relationship to.” The following clause signifies the situation stays the same regardless of what is listed in the preceding clause. It reflects often the speaker's subjective judgment or conjecture follows. the patterns such as たと え～であれ , and interrogative ～であれ are also common

でも、 であっても can be used in place of であれ /であろうと without changing the meaning. であっても is less formal than であれ、and でも is even less formal
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Both A and B; whether A or B
  1. Even A
  2. Both A and B; whether A or B
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苦 手 で あろう と 得 意 で あ ろ う と 、 人 間 に は 運 動 が 必 要 な ん だ よ 。 
Whether you're weak at it or great at it, exercise is necessary for humans.
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可 能 で あろう と 不 可 能 で あろう と 、 夢 は 希 望 に つながる も の で す 。 
Whether it is possible or not, hopes are tied to dreams.

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ANoun
であれ
BNoun
であれ
Basic Examples:
男性であれ女性であれ (both men and women)

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で
あろう
と
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mysticfive
Level: 1611
the resource I'm using says with the first usage, であれ needs to follow the second noun as well - ie 先生であれ学生であれ，この規則には従わなければならない you must follow the rules regardless of whether you are a teacher or a student.
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13 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 262
what about the であろうと - anything on that?
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13 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 1611
that one wasn't listed at all in there
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13 years ago
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In my book, it states that であろうと means even/even though. For example どんな人であろうと、良心があるはずだ。 Meaning even that person should have a conscience. The subject before であろうと is opposite of what the after statement says. So AであろうとB is like saying "Even though A (which seemed like one way), B. Another example is 親であろうと、子供の将来を決めつけることは出来ない So even though they are parents they can't decide the children's future. You thought A was capable of doing those things however, they cannot. Something of that nature. It is a little difficult to explain.
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mysticfive
Level: 1611
what about [question word]であれ (誰であれ - 'no matter who' etc)? Would that fall under the second usage, do you think?
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htatsuha
Level: 1147

"Whether ~ or ~" usage should be added for ~であれ~であれ.

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8 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 262

Added it to the second meaning!

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8 years ago
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