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katsu¹

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From Japanese 喝 (katsu).

interjection

  1. 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.

katsu²

Where it comes from

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

noun katsus

  1. countable, uncountable Panko breaded and deep-fried Japanese food
  2. UK, countable, uncountable Japanese curry, which may or may not contain a panko breaded and deep-fried food. Things like yakisoba and katsu curry are all examples of this western mixing, while omurice has both French and American influences. I’m 50 now and I remember growing up in the 1970s with my mother making me omurice.

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intj Zen Buddhist term

日本語喝 katsu

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@misc{katsu_2026,
  title = {katsu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/katsu},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}