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ハン, バン, ともな.う, とも

consort, accompany, bring with, companion

JLPT1 G7 S7 F886

As per 半# (split) + 人 person → person who, with an *accomplice*/*associate*, splits off from a group → *accompany*; *bring with*; *involve*.

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