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伴 = 亻 + 半

伴 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “consort”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 半 (half). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1287.

Keyword
consort
RTK frame
1287
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン, バン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ともな.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
супруга
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
伴 companion

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 半 half

How to find 伴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “half”. 伴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 伴 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.