Etymology

katsu

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Japanese 喝
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katsu · interjection1

  1. Japanese · borrowed from喝
  2. English todaykatsu

From Japanese 喝 (katsu).

katsu · noun2

  1. English · derived fromcut
  2. English · derived fromcutlet
  3. Japanese · borrowed fromカツ“cutlet”
  4. English todaykatsu

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

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