伴
consort, accompany, bring with, companion
Readings
On'yomi
- ハン
- バン
Kun'yomi
- ともな.う
Nanori
- とも
Meaning
伴 centers on being together with someone or something: accompanying, being a companion, or bringing along. The consort sense is a specific application of this close association.
Most common words using 伴
20 of 41- 伴うともなうN2
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon
- 同伴どうはんN1
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
- 伴奏ばんそう
accompaniment
- 伴侶はんりょ
companion; partner; spouse
- 伴いともない
companion; accompaniment
- 随伴ずいはん
attendance; accompanying; following
- 伴走ばんそう
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
- 相伴しょうばん
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
- 伴天連バテレン
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits who came to Japan in the 16th century
- 同伴者どうはんしゃ
companion
- お相伴おしょうばん
sharing a meal
- に伴いにともない
as; because; with; due to
- に伴ってにともなって
as; because; with; due to
- 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; one companion is better than two
- 伴侶動物はんりょどうぶつ
companion animal; pet
- 伴僧ばんそう
priests assisting at a Buddhist service
- 伴天連宗バテレンしゅう
Christianity
- 伴奏者ばんそうしゃ
accompanist
- 伴奏部ばんそうぶ
accompaniment
- 伴性遺伝はんせいいでん
sex-linked inheritance
Study
Etymology
伴 combines 亻 (person) with 半, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of being half of a pair, suggesting a person who is a companion.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 半 (half) — imagine two halves making a whole, so one person is the other's companion, always accompanying them.
Reading mnemonic
For ハン, picture a companion handing you a hand of cards: hand -> ハン, and the person beside you is your partner in the game.