Regardless Of (No Matter)
8 related grammar points that express the same core idea - compared below so you can tell which one to reach for.
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- ~にかかわらず JLPT N2
- ~を問わず JLPT N2
- Noun によらず JLPT N1
- Noun のいかんにかかわらず JLPT N1
- Noun のいかんによらず JLPT N1
- Noun + はどうであれ JLPT N1
- ~だろうとなかろうと JLPT N1
- どんなに~うが JLPT N1
Interchangeable forms
These are stylistic variants with no real difference in meaning or register - any one of them is correct, so there is no "which one" question to answer here.
Noun のいかんによらず / Noun によらず
にかかわらず / を問わず
Writing eligibility terms: an advert, a job posting, an application form.
~を問わず vs ~にかかわらず: Use を問わず: 経験を問わず, 年齢を問わず. It is the set phrase of official notices and takes a bare noun. にかかわらず is the everyday version and takes a wider range of forms, including clauses.