koanlike

Adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a koan: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.

Japanese Meaning

公案（禅宗の問い）のような性質を持ち、暗示的で簡潔かつ思考を喚起する特徴がある

Her koanlike reply left the meeting silent, as if everyone were quietly turning the question over in their minds.

彼女の返答は公案のようで、会議を静まり返らせ、皆が静かにその問いを心の中で巡らせているかのようだった。

Sense（1）

Resembling or characteristic of a koan: cryptic, concise, thought-provoking, etc.

There is a koanlike suggestiveness to it all.

more koanlike

（ comparative ）

most koanlike

（ superlative ）