公案（こうあん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: koan (Zen riddle)
Example sentences
- 禅の公案について考える。 — Ponder a Zen koan.
- 公案は答えのない問いだ。 — A koan is a question with no answer.
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