How to spell and pronounce koan

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koan - noun; Level 4; origin: Japanese; pronunciation: kōˌän. a paradoxical question or statement used in Zen practice to move meditation beyond rational thought.

koan is in Level 4, Set 07 of the Spelling Bee Hive practice sets.

Where koan appears: 1 competition and 2 study lists on record.

Scripps National Spelling Bee: asked 3 times in 2003, 2013, 2015 - Round 1 (2003); Round 2 (2013, 2015).

Consolidated Word List: listed 1 time.

Spell It!: listed 1 time.

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