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Kanji Detail for 伴 - "companion, to accompany"

伴

  • Meaning

    伴 means "companion, to accompany." Also associated with together.

    1. Accompany - To go along with; to escort.

    2. Companion - One who travels or lives with another.

    3. Together - In company; side by side.

  • Words using 伴

    • 伴奏 ばんそう Listen accompaniment
    • 同伴 どうはん Listen accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

  • Four-character idioms with 伴

    • 伴食大臣 ばんしょくだいじん Listen nominal (figurehead) minister; titular minister
    • 伴食宰相 ばんしょくさいしょう Listen incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister

  • Tattoo check: 伴

    • Verified meaning: companion, to accompany
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とも, ともな, ともない, ともの)
    • Also carries these associations: together

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 伴

    Given names 伴(とも)Listen 伴(ともな)Listen

    Surnames 伴(ともない)Listen 伴(ともの)Listen 伴(ともり)Listen 伴(はん)Listen 伴(ばん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    consort; accompany; bring with; companion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    companion, comrade, partner; accompany

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    companion, comrade, partner; to accompany

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Companion. Such as 同伴 (companion). | To accompany. Such as 伴食 (accompany at meals), 伴讀 (accompany in study).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ban(バン) バン

    han(ハン) ハン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tomona.u(ともな-う) ともな-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    companion to accompany together follow friend partner ally associate escort comrade along buddy colleague mate

Sentences including 伴

  • He was accompanied by his wife.

  • Her mother always accompanies her.

  • She accompanied me on the piano.

  • She was accompanied by her mother.

  • I'll accompany you to the airport.

  • Jim accompanied her on the piano.

  • I would like to go with you.

  • She will accompany me on the piano.

  • His wife accompanied him on the piano.

  • I accompanied her on the piano.

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