Definitions for koan

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koan ko·an

Spelling: [koh-ahn]

IPA: /ˈkoʊ ɑn/

Koan is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in koan (akno).

Definitions for koan

noun

1. a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.

Origin of koan

1945-50; Japanese kōan, earlier koũ-an Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese gōngàn public proposal