za-zen
American
[zah-zen]
/ ˈzɑˈzɛn /
noun
Zen.
Etymology
Origin of za-zen
1720–30; < Japanese, equivalent to za “seat, seated” (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zuò “sit”) + zen Zen ( def. )
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