Wakan

Wakan may refer to:

  • Wakan, meaning "powerful" or "sacred" in the Lakota language
  • Wakan, the original Lakota name for the Rum River of Minnesota
  • Wakan Tanka (variant name), the "Great Spirit," "sacred" or the "divine" as understood by the Lakota people
  • A Japanese word (和館, lit. "Japan hall/building") used to describe historical Japanese settlements and missions in foreign countries. See waegwan, the Korean reading of the word
  • Wakan rōeishū 和漢朗詠集: A Collection of Chinese and Japanese Poems
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