Kanji Detail for 侶 - "friend, companion"

侶

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

侶 means "friend, companion." Also associated with to befriend.
1. Friend - Companion; partner; comrade.
2. To befriend - To make friends; to accompany; to spend time together.
Words using 侶
- 僧侶そうりょ priest; monk; bonze
Tattoo check: 侶
- Verified meaning: friend, companion
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to befriend
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.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

companion; follower

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

companion; associate with

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

companion

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

companion; associate with

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

Companion. Same as saying 同伴.
Onyomi

ro(ロ)

ryo(リョ)
Kunyomi

tomo(とも)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

人亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)
Related Keywords

friend to befriend companion ally group partner mate comrade associate colleague escort pal follower sidekick confidant

私の伴侶です。
This is my partner.
二人は伴侶三人は仲間割れ。
Two is company, but three is none.
彼は僧侶に近い禁欲生活をしている。
He practices austerities almost like a monk.
別に制服着込んだ外宇宙の使者が、伴侶を求めて徘徊してるわけでもなかろうに。
It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into school uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.