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伴

Accompany
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingハン、バン
Kun readingともな.う、とも
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 38

Verbs with «伴»

伴う

Meanings

  1. accompany
  2. bring with
  3. companion
  4. consortRtK
  1. follower
  2. attendant
  3. retinue

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · half

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1287

Compound words

伴うともなう
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with
同伴どうはん
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
伴奏ばんそう
accompaniment
伴侶はんりょ
companion; partner; spouse
お伴おとも
attendant
御伴おとも
attendant
伴食ばんしょく
eating with a guest
伴僧ばんそう
priests assisting at a Buddhist service
侶伴りょはん
companion
相伴うあいともなう
to accompany
同伴者どうはんしゃ
companion
伴なうともなう
to accompany
伴奏者ばんそうしゃ
accompanist
伴奏部ばんそうぶ
accompaniment (section)
伴天連バテレン
padre
同伴出勤どうはんしゅっきん
(a bar hostess) coming to work accompanied by a customer
伴食宰相ばんしょくさいしょう
incompetent cabinet minister
伴侶動物はんりょどうぶつ
companion animal
二人は伴侶三人は仲間割れふたりははんりょ、さんにんはなかまわれ
two is a company, three is a crowd
二人は伴侶、三人は仲間割れふたりははんりょ、さんにんはなかまわれ
two is a company, three is a crowd

Additional Examples

彼は晩餐会に妻を同伴していた。
He was accompanied by his wife at the dinner party.tatoeba
彼は妻を同伴していた。
He was accompanied by his wife.tatoeba
彼はギターの伴奏で歌った。
He sang to guitar accompaniment.tatoeba
彼はガールフレンドを同伴していた。
He was accompanied by his girlfriend.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Accompany. 亻 (person) + 半 (half) — one's other half alongside. 伴う — accompany.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 伴

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