はんりょ
Hanryo
Also read: ばんりょ
伴侶 (Hanryo) is a Japanese noun meaning “companion, partner, spouse”.
Meanings
- nouncompanion; partner; spouse
Examples
二人は伴侶三人は仲間割れ。
Two is company, but three is none.
別に制服着込んだ外宇宙の使者が、伴侶を求めて徘徊してるわけでもなかろうに。
It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).