伴
伴 — Consort
consort, accompany, bring with, companion
On’yomiハン (han)
On’yomiバン (ban)
Kun’yomiともなう (tomonau)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 伴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伴奏 | ばんそう bansou | accompaniment |
| 伴 | とも tomo | companion; follower; attendant |
| 同伴 | どうはん douhan | accompanying; being accompanied by; going with |
| 伴う | ともなう tomonau | to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon |
| 伴走 | ばんそう bansou | running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying |
| 同伴者 | どうはんしゃ douhansha | companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer |
Study notes
伴 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #886 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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