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伴侶 (はんりょ, hanryo) Japanese meaning: companion | Kotomora
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はん
侶りょ
と
し
て
最さい
適てき
な
人ひと
だ
。
She is the ideal person as a life partner.
At the wedding, they vowed to become eternal companions.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 伴はん 侶りょ になる to become someone's life partner
He decided to become her life partner.
一いっ 生しょう の 伴はん 侶りょ a lifelong partner
She felt that she had found her lifelong partner.
伴はん 侶りょ を 亡な くす to lose one's spouse (to death)
My grandmother lost her spouse at a young age.
良よ き 伴はん 侶りょ a good companion/spouse
She was a good companion for him.
Kanji 伴 consort, accompany, bring with Related words 配偶者 is the neutral, legal/administrative term for one's spouse, while 伴侶 is more literary and emphasizes the emotional bond of lifelong companionship.
パートナー is a casual loanword usable for any kind of partner (business, romantic, unmarried), whereas 伴侶 is more formal and typically implies a deep, often marital bond.
連れ合い is a homely, colloquial word for one's spouse, while 伴侶 sounds more elevated and literary.
伴侶 is a literary word emphasizing a life partner or companion, whereas 配偶 is a dry, bureaucratic term used in legal and statistical contexts.
Etymology Composed of 伴 (accompany) and 侶 (companion), both meaning companion. The word has been used in classical Chinese and Japanese to refer to a close associate or spouse.
