English

Interjection

katsu

1. (Zen Buddhism): A word shouted out in Zen Buddhism (as well as other sects of Buddhism), and in East Asian martial arts schools, used to help focus the energy (気 ‎(ki)), and thereby induce an enlightened state.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Japanese カツ ‎(katsu, “cutlet”)

Noun

katsu ‎(plural katsus)

1. (food) Panko breaded and deep-fried Japanese food

Hyponyms

• torikatsu ‎(“鶏カツ”) (breaded and deep-fried chicken filet cutlet)
• tonkatsu ‎(“豚カツ”) (breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet)
• menchikatsu ‎(“メンチカツ”) (breaded and deep-fried meat patty)
• gyukatsu ‎(“牛カツ”) (breaded and deep-fried beef filet steak)
• saengseonkaseu ‎(“생선가스”) (Korean dish inspired by the Japanese dish, breaded and deep-fried fish filet)

Coordinate terms

• schnitzel (The German equivalent food)
• katsudon ‎(“カツ丼”) (A rice dish with a katsu as one of its components)

Japanese

Romanization

katsu

1. rōmaji reading of かつ
2. rōmaji reading of カツ