katsu

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese 喝 (katsu).

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

Zen Buddhist term

• Japanese: 喝 (ja) (かつ, katsu)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

katsu (countable and uncountable, 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)

Anagrams

• Aukšt., Kutas, Stuka

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Further reading

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

Japanese

Romanization

katsu

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