伴
伴·accompany
- On-yomi
- ハンバン
- Kun-yomi
- ともな(う)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伴奏 | ばんそう | musical accompaniment |
| 伴う | ともなう | to accompany, entail |
| 同伴 | どうはん | accompanying, going together |
| 伴侶 | はんりょ | partner, companion |
Example sentences
この工事には危険が伴う。
このこうじにはきけんがともなう。
This construction work involves danger.
彼女がピアノの伴奏をしてくれた。
かのじょがピアノのばんそうをしてくれた。
She played the piano accompaniment for me.
子ども同伴でも入れる店です。
こどもどうはんでもはいれるみせです。
It's a restaurant you can enter with children along.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 伴奏 as はんそう — it voices to ばんそう
- Confusing 伴う (comes with, entails) with 連れる (つれる, take a person along)
Memory aid
Picture it
A person 亻 next to 半 'half' — your other half, the one who comes along with you.
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