How many syllables in koan?

There is 1 syllable in the word koan.

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koan (noun):: noun. a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning.; a paradox to be meditated upon that is used to train zen buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on reason and to force them into gaining sudden intuitive enlightenment

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