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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈkəʊ.ɑːn/Part of speech nounSorted aknoStarts with KEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A paradoxical Zen question or story used for meditation.

Word origin

From Japanese 公案 (kōan), derived from Chinese 公案 (gōng'àn, “official business”).

Used in a sentence

  • Gibberish. Or else a koan that Achtfaden isn’t equipped to master, a transcendent puzzle that could lead him to some moment of light.
  • As always the koan “Why, Why am I here, why here” begins in her head, but she beats it back like a housewife with a broom.

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