Illustration: At the counter of a neighborhood Japanese diner, a freshly fried pork cutlet rests on a plate beside finely shredded cabbage. It has been sliced into broad strips, clearly exposing pale cooked meat enclosed by a thick, craggy breadcrumb crust.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

カツ

katsu

breaded cutlet

Short for カツレツ; often used in dish names. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. カツカレーはその先駆さきがけといえる。

    Katsu-curry can be called a pioneer of this culture.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 関西かんさいでは牛ぎゅうカツが主流しゅりゅう。

    The mainstream in the Kansai area is a beef cutlet.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 「カツ煮に」ともいう。

    It is also called Katsuni.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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