The kanji 伴: meaning, readings and stroke order

伴

Meaning: accompany, go with
On reading: ハン han、バン ban
Kun reading: ともな（う） tomonau
Strokes: 7
Radical: 人 man, human
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: đi cùng, kèm theo (bạn)
Japanese: いっしょにいく。ともなう。
Korean: 함께하다, 따르다 (반)
Chinese: 陪伴、伴随

Readings, words and example sentences

ハン han · on reading · less common

同どう伴はん
going together, accompanying
保護者の 同どう伴はんが必要です。
A parent or guardian must come along.

バン ban · on reading · less common

伴ばん奏そう
accompaniment (music)
ピアノの 伴ばん奏そうで歌います。
We sing with piano accompaniment.

ともな（う） tomonau · kun reading

伴ともなう
to come with, to bring along
強い風を 伴ともないます。
It comes with strong winds.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.