noun
pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box
A specific dish: a deep-fried pork cutlet (tonkatsu) served on rice in a lacquered box (jūbako), often with a sweet-savory sauce.
See also: 重箱
昼食にかつ重を注文した。
I ordered a katsujū for lunch.
この店のかつ重はボリュームがあって美味しい。
The katsujū at this restaurant is generous and delicious.
カツ丼 is a pork cutlet on rice in a bowl (donburi), while かつ重 is served in a lacquered box (jūbako).
重箱 is the lacquered box itself; かつ重 is the dish served in it.
Compound of カツ (katsu, 'cutlet') and 重 (jū, from 重箱 jūbako, 'lacquered box').