ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Katsu

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech interjection

Quick meaning: Katsu is an interjection meaning (food) Panko breaded and deep-fried Japanese food.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (food, UK) Japanese curry, which may or may not contain a panko breaded and deep-fried food.
  2. (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.

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Related dictionary entries include san, tonkatsu, katsudon, panko, tenkasu, kushikatsu.

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