随伴|ずいはんzuihan[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verbattendance; accompanying; following
2. noun, suru verb, mathadjoint

• Synonym付き添いつきそいNeutralAccompanying and caring for someone, e.g. at a hospital; stresses staying at their side, while 「随伴」 stresses following a superior or occurring alongside something.
• Synonym同伴どうはんNeutralTaking someone along, as in 「同伴者」 or 「夫人同伴」; the emphasis is on going together.
• Synonym付き添うつきそうNeutralVerb for accompanying and caring for someone, focusing on staying at their side, as in 「病人に付き添う」.
• Synonym伴うともなうNeutralVerb meaning to accompany or bring along, also for things arising in consequence; the most versatile of these words, as in 「危険を伴う」.
• Synonym同行どうこうNeutralGoing along with someone, as in 「警察に同行する」; the emphasis is on travelling the same way.
• Synonym随行ずいこうNeutralFollowing someone on a trip as part of their entourage, as in 「首相の随行員」; 「随伴」 can also mean an event occurring alongside another.
• Synonym付随ふずいNeutralIncidental or attached to something, stressing subordination to the main matter, as in 「付随する問題」.
• Synonym従うしたがうNeutralVerb for obeying or following, with a broad range of uses, as in 「指示に従う」.
• SynonymついていくNeutralColloquial verb for walking behind someone or keeping up, as in 「先輩について行く」.
• Synonymお供おともNeutralGoing along as someone's attendant, with a humble nuance, as in 「お供します」; common in speech.
• Synonym同道どうどうWrittenGoing together; written style and very rare — 「同行」 is the usual word.
• Synonym陪従ばいじゅうWrittenServing at the side of a person of high status; written and rarely used today; 「随伴」 can also describe something occurring alongside another.
• Related添うそうNeutralVerb for accompanying someone, also for meeting expectations, as in 「期待に添う」.
• Related付帯ふたいNeutralIncidental or attached; mostly in 「付帯条件」 and 「付帯設備」, stressing what is added on.
• Related連れ立つつれだつNeutralVerb for going somewhere in company, as in 「友人と連れ立って出かける」.
• Related警護けいごNeutralGuarding VIPs against danger, as in 「要人警護」; the focus is on preventing harm.
• Related護衛ごえいNeutralGuarding people, ships or convoys against attack, as in 「護衛艦」; 「随伴」 only means following and carries no sense of protection.
• RelatedエスコートNeutralLoanword for escorting someone, mostly a man accompanying a woman.
• Related護送ごそうNeutralEscorting under guard, e.g. transporting suspects, as in 「護送車」; the focus is on custody.
• Related随従ずいじゅうWrittenWritten word for following or attending someone, also doing whatever one is told; the latter sense is negative, as in 「権力に随従する」.
• Related付き従うつきしたがうNeutralVerb for following and attending at someone's side, stressing service as a subordinate.
• Relatedご一緒ごいっしょNeutralDoing something together; an honorific expression, as in 「ご一緒しませんか」, used in speech.
• Relatedついて回るついてまわるNeutralVerb for following like a shadow, often with a sense of pestering, as in 「不安がついて回る」.
• Antonym単独たんどくNeutralActing alone, as in 「単独行動」 — the opposite of having someone accompany you.

For ordinary accompanying, 「同行」 or 「付き添い」 is the usual choice. 「随伴」 is for written, formal prose: attending a person of high status or something arising in accompaniment, as in 「随伴する現象」. For what is merely incidental or attached, say 「付随」. The others cover specific shades: humble 「お供」, guarding words like 「護衛」 and 「護送」, colloquial 「ついて行く」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 身分みぶんの高たかい人ひとの供ともとなって付随ふずいうこと。
2. ある物事ものごとに伴ともなって起おこること。