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同伴 (どうはん, douhan) Japanese meaning: accompanying | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 同伴する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 同どう 伴はん する 同どう 伴はん しない Polite 同どう 伴はん します 同どう 伴はん しません Past polite 同どう 伴はん しました 同どう 伴はん しませんでした Past 同どう 伴はん した 同どう 伴はん しなかった Te-form 同どう 伴はん して 同どう 伴はん しないで Desire 同どう 伴はん したい 同どう 伴はん したくない Potential 同どう 伴はん できる 同どう 伴はん できない Passive 同どう 伴はん される 同どう 伴はん されない Causative 同どう 伴はん させる 同どう 伴はん させない Causative passive 同どう 伴はん させられる 同どう 伴はん させられない Volitional 同どう 伴はん しよう Polite volitional 同どう 伴はん しましょう Imperative 同どう 伴はん しろ 同どう 伴はん するな Conditional 同どう 伴はん すれば 同どう 伴はん しなければ Tara conditional 同どう 伴はん したら 同どう 伴はん しなかったら
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同どう
伴はん
し
た
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I took my wife to the party.
Minors must be accompanied by a guardian for admission.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 同どう 伴はん する to accompany someone
The secretary accompanied the president on his business trip.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 同どう 伴はん する to bring someone along with one
He attended the party accompanied by his wife.
〈 人ひと 〉 同どう 伴はん で accompanied by ~ (set phrase used for entry conditions, etc.)
Please come to this event accompanied by a guardian.
Kanji 伴 consort, accompany, bring with Transitive / intransitive 同伴 itself can be used both transitively and intransitively: 彼は子供を同伴した (he brought his child along, transitive) and 彼は子供と同伴した (he went along together with his child, intransitive).
Related words 同行 is a more neutral, general word for going along together (e.g. on a trip or errand), while 同伴 stresses formally accompanying or being responsible for someone, often in social settings.
随行 is used for formally accompanying a superior, dignitary, or important figure as staff, whereas 同伴 is broader and can apply to any social companion.
付き添い implies caring for or looking after someone (e.g. a patient or child) while accompanying them, whereas 同伴 simply means going or being together without that caretaking nuance.
Don't confuse with 伴奏 shares the kanji 伴 with 同伴 but means musical accompaniment (playing along with a singer or instrument), not accompanying a person in daily life.
同席 describes being present in the same place at the same time, while 同伴 specifically means accompanying someone, often implying travel or movement together.
Etymology Compound of 同 (same, together) and 伴 (accompany). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji composition directly reflects the meaning of accompanying or going together.
