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Kotomora

伴

consort, accompany, bring with, companion

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

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

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  • 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

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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.