katsu
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
katsu
- (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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Japanese カツ (katsu, “cutlet”), shortening of カツレツ (katsuretsu), itself from English cutlet.
Noun edit
katsu (countable and uncountable, plural katsus)
- (food) Panko breaded and deep-fried Japanese food
Hyponyms edit
- 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 edit
- schnitzel (The German equivalent food)
- katsudon (“カツ丼”) (A rice dish with a katsu as one of its components)
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese カツ (katsu, “cutlet”), shortening of カツレツ (katsuretsu), itself from English cutlet.
Noun edit
katsu (plural katsu-katsu, first-person possessive katsuku, second-person possessive katsumu, third-person possessive katsunya)
- (cooking) katsu: Panko breaded and deep-fried Japanese food.
Further reading edit
- “katsu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
katsu