Vita:伴

Parts

• 伴 1203 consort
  • 人 951 person
  • 半 1202 half

MR.T ("person") is consorting with his other half, literally (he's split in two, so he's consorting with his separated, lower body, who one might imagine, is very much assorted to him)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 伴 483C U4f34 B9 G8 S7 F886 N396 V157 H60 DK41 L1203 K1115 O361 DO1433 MN475X MP1.0679 E1712 IN1027 DJ1423 DG84 P1-2-5 I2a5.4 Q2925.0 DR2155 Yban4 Wban ハン バン ともな.う T1 とも {consort} {accompany} {bring with} {companion}

EDICT Entries

• 同伴 [どうはん] / (n,vs) company / accompany / going with / (P) /
• 伴 [とも] / (n) companion / follower / (P) /
• 伴う [ともなう] / (v5u) to accompany / to bring with / to be accompanied by / to be involved in / to be consequent upon / (P) /
• 伴奏 [ばんそう] / (n) (musical) accompaniment / (P) /
• 伴侶 [はんりょ] / (n) partner / companion / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1298 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 伴 => 亻, 半

Radical

• 伴 => 亻 (human) , 二 (two) , 丨 (line) , 丷 (eight/divide)

Graphical

• 伴 => ㇒,丨,二,丨,丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. ban4 - partner/companion/comrade/associate/to accompany

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 伴 (ban4): The component 半 is pronounced as 'ban4'.
2. Pronunciation clue for 伴 (ban4): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'ba1'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 伴
• 陪伴

Medium Frequency

• 伙伴
• 伴侣 (伴侶)
• 伴奏
• 伴娘
• 伴随 (伴隨)
• 同伴
• 玩伴
• 相伴
• 结伴 (結伴)