katsu

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Katsu (Zen)

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From Japanese 喝 (katsu).

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.

From Japanese カツ (katsu, “cutlet”), shortening of カツレツ (katsuretsu), itself from English cutlet.

katsu (countable and uncountable, plural katsus)

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

• 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)

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

• Aukšt., Kutas, Stuka

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katsu

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Borrowed from Japanese カツ (katsu, “cutlet”), shortening of カツレツ (katsuretsu), itself from English cutlet.

katsu (plural katsu-katsu, first-person possessive katsuku, second-person possessive katsumu, third-person possessive katsunya)

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

• “katsu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

katsu

1. Rōmaji transcription of かつ
2. Rōmaji transcription of カツ