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Where does “koan” come from?

koan (French) comes from Japanese 公案, from Chinese 公案 — koan; court table; complicated legal case.

koan (French): koan

Definitions

  1. koan

Ancestry of “koan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese公案koan
2Chinese公案koan; court table; complicated legal case
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