伴侶

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See also: 伴侣

Chinese

partner; companion; associate
partner; companion; associate; to accompany; comrade
 
 companion
trad. (伴侶) 伴 侶
simp. (伴侣) 伴 侣

Pronunciation

Noun

伴侶

  1. companion; mate
  2. spouse; partner
  3. married couple

Synonyms

  • (companion):
  • (spouse):
  • (married couple): 夫妻 (fūqī)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (伴侶):
  • → Japanese: 伴侶(はんりょ) (hanryo)
  • → Korean: 반려(伴侶) (ballyeo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伴 侶
はん
Grade: S 		りょ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

伴(はん)侶(りょ) • (hanryo) 

  1. companion
    • 1912, 夏目漱石, 行人:
      その伴侶(はんりょ)は彼女(かのじょ)と仲(なか)の好(よ)い友達(ともだち)であった。
      Sono hanryo wa kanojo to naka no yoi tomodachi de atta.
      Her companion was her good friend.
  2. spouse

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
伴侶

Noun

伴侶 • (ballyeo) (hangeul 반려)

  1. hanja form? of 반려 (“partner, companion”)
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