noun
cutlet and rice combo meal
A casual dish consisting of a breaded, deep-fried cutlet (usually pork) served on top of or alongside rice, often with a savory sauce. Common in Japanese home cooking and inexpensive eateries.
今夜はカツ飯にしよう。
Let's have cutlet and rice for dinner tonight.
あの食堂のカツ飯はボリュームがあって美味しい。
The cutlet and rice at that diner is hearty and delicious.
トンカツ is the pork cutlet itself, while カツ飯 is the meal combining the cutlet with rice.
Compound of カツ (cutlet, from English 'cutlet') and 飯 (めし, 'meal' or 'rice').