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The word in Chinese means literally "to yell" [4] or "to shout." [5] In Japanese it has also developed the meaning of "to browbeat", [6] "to scold", and "hoarse."[7]In the context of Chan and Zen practice, the word is not generally used in its literal meaning(s), but rather—much as with the martial arts shout of kiai—as fundamentally a means of focusing energy.
The dish takes its name from the Japanese words tonkatsu (for 'pork cutlet') and donburi (for 'rice bowl dish'). It has become a modern tradition for Japanese students to eat katsudon the night before taking a major test or school entrance exam. This is because "katsu" is a homophone of the verb katsu (勝つ), meaning "to win" or "to be ...
Menchi and katsu are phonologically modified versions of the words "mince" and "cutlet". Katsu may refer to any deep-fried meat cutlet coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs. It is an example of yōshoku, or foods adapted from western cuisine. Katsu by itself usually refers to tonkatsu, which is made with pork cutlets.
Katsu-sando is sometimes eaten the night before an important exam or competition like other Japanese cutlet dishes. [6] This is because "katsu" is a homophone of the verb katsu ( 勝つ ) , meaning "to win" or "to be victorious".
Katsu of other meats cooked in a similar manner include chicken katsu, [7] gyū katsu [8] or bifukatsu (beef) and menchi-katsu (ground meat patty). [9] Katsukarē is a Japanese curry dish topped with tonkatsu. [9] In Hawaii, chicken katsu is a part of local cuisine. In Korea, pork cutlet is called donkasu, derived from the Japanese tonkatsu.
The word tonkatsu is a combination of the Sino-Japanese word ton (豚) meaning "pig", and katsu (カツ), which is a shortened form of katsuretsu (カツレツ), [1] an old transliteration of the English word "cutlet", [2] [3] which was in turn adopted from the French word côtelette.
Kappo contains two kanji: katsu (活 “resuscitation, life”) and ho (法 “method”). More specifically, kappo refers to resuscitation techniques used to revive someone who has been choked to the point of unconsciousness, to lessen the pain of a strike to the groin , to help unlock a seized thoracic diaphragm , to stop a bleeding nose ...
Kushikatsu (串カツ), also known as kushiage (串揚げ), is a Japanese dish of deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables. [1] [2] In Japanese, kushi (串) refers to the skewers used [1] while katsu means a deep-fried cutlet of meat.