# 伴 accompany

(personleft) + 半 (half) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
7 strokes

## Onyomi

HAN / BAN | HAN Solo has been BANNED from accompanying wookies into the men's room.

## Mnemonic

| Half the people accompany the other half.

## Kunyomi

( に　・　を　・　が ) ともな*う | accompany, in both literal and figurative sense: Bill accompanies Doug. But also, rain accompanies high winds at this time of year (notice how it doesn't care about cause and effect) ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

同伴(どうはん) する | accompany ★★☆☆☆ NP 同 (same) + 伴 (accompany) = 同伴 (accompany) Accompany. This is like 伴う（ともなう）、but a) limited to people , not situations. b) it's more formal than 伴う. You'll see 同伴 on signs like, "Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent to this film," and things like that.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
伴 | accompany | PERSON | 人
判 | judgement | SWORD | 刀

The PERSON accompanies you because he's your buddy.
I say you owe me fi' dollas, and my SWORD makes it official.

## Synonyms

accompany 伴う 同伴する 添える 添付