What does 考案 mean?
考案 is a Japanese noun meaning “plan; device; idea; design” in English. It is written as 考案 in kanji, こうあん in hiragana, and kouan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
フロイトは精神分析を考案した。
Freud originated psychoanalysis.