Kanji

伴

伴

consort, accompany, bring with, companion

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハン, バン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ともなう

Nanori (Name Reading)

すけ, とも

Common Readings

ハン, バン, ともな…う

Example sentences

伴う ともなう
科学技術の進歩は、常に新しい課題を伴う。

Progress in science and technology always involves new challenges.

リスク リスク
投資には高いリスクが伴います。

This investment involves high risk.

伴侶 はんりょ
彼は人生の伴侶を見つけた。

He found his life partner.

婚活 こんかつ
彼は婚活パーティーで将来の伴侶を探している。

He is looking for a future partner at a marriage-hunting party.

同伴 どうはん
今回のパーティーは夫人同伴で出席してください。

Please attend this party accompanied by your wife.

相伴 しょうばん
社長のおかげで、美味しい食事のお相伴にあずかることができた。

Thanks to the president, I was able to partake in a delicious meal.

Example Vocabulary

伴う

ともなう

to accompany; to involve; to entail

伴侶

はんりょ

companion, partner, spouse

同伴

どうはん

accompaniment; accompanying

に伴い

にともない

に伴って

にともなって

伴奏

ばんそう

相伴

しょうばん

partaking in (a meal); sharing in; accompaniment

随伴

ずいはん

伴

とも

同伴者

どうはんしゃ

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