"Zen" meaning in German

See Zen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zɛn/, /tsɛn/ Audio: De-Zen.ogg , De-Zen2.ogg Forms: Zen [genitive], Zens [genitive], strong [table-tags], Zen [definite, nominative, singular], Zen [genitive, singular], Zens [genitive, singular], Zen [dative, singular], Zen [accusative, definite, singular]
Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n,-:s.sg}} Zen m or n (strong, genitive Zen or Zens, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n,-:s.sg}}
  1. (Buddhism) zen (denomination of Buddhism) Tags: masculine, neuter, no-plural, strong
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