チキンカツ
chikin katsu
チキンカツ (chikin katsu) is the Japanese way to say chicken katsu.
チキンカツ refers to a Japanese dish consisting of a breaded chicken cutlet that is deep-fried. While the native Japanese word for chicken is Tori (鶏), this phrase uses a loanword approach.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of two parts: チキン (chikin), which is a loanword from the English word.
How do you pronounce it?
chikin katsu
Did you know?
- The word カツ is often used as a pun in Japan because it is a homophone for the verb 勝つ, which means 'to win'.
- The word カツ (katsu) is a shortened version of カットレット (kattoretto), which comes from the English word 'cutlet'.
- The breading used for チキンカツ is called パン粉 (panko), which translates to 'bread crumbs' but is processed to be larger and airier than Western breadcrumbs.
Examples in context
- すみません、チキンカツをお願いできますか？Excuse me, can I order chicken katsu?
- ごちそうさまでした。鶏カツは美味しかったです。Thank you for the meal. The chicken katsu was delicious.
- 今日のランチはチキンカツ食べたいな！I feel like having chicken katsu for lunch today!
- おいしい鶏カツ屋を知ってる？Do you know any good places to eat chicken katsu?
- チキンカツを注文しました。Chikin katsu o chuumon shimashita.I ordered chicken katsu.
- 今日のランチはチキンカツです。Kyou no ranchi wa chikin katsu desu.Today's lunch is chicken katsu.
- このチキンカツはとても美味しいです。Kono chikin katsu wa totemo oishii desu.This chicken katsu is very delicious.
Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to eat at a casual restaurant.
- 陽葵 Himari健太くん、何にする？Kenta-kun, nani ni suru?Kenta, what are you going to have?
- 健太 Kenta僕はチキンカツにするよ。Boku wa chikin katsu ni suru yo.I think I'll have the chicken katsu.
- 陽葵 Himariじゃあ、私もチキンカツにしようかな。Jaa, watashi mo chikin katsu ni shiyou kana.Then, maybe I'll have the chicken katsu too.
- 健太 Kentaいいと思うよ！Ii to omou yo!I think that's a good idea!
