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伴う

ともなう

N2to accompany · to entail

Examples

新しい仕事には大きな責任が伴う。

成長に伴って必要な道具も変わった。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 伴う is read as ともなう and means “to accompany” and “to entail”.
  • Basic usage: It describes responsibility accompanying a new job and tools changing along with growth.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • 責任が伴う / 成長に伴って
    • Use 責任が伴う when the accompanying element is the subject and 成長に伴って to link parallel change.

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