accompany

(personleft) + (half) Same-ON
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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)
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Jukugo

同伴(どうはん) する

accompany ★★☆☆☆ NP
(same) + (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
accompany PERSON
judgement SWORD

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