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koan.

koan

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ko.an/
  1. koan

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 公案 (kōan), from Literary Chinese 公案 (gōng'àn, literally “public case”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.