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“Exclamation used to scold practitioners” in Japanese

Short answer
喝 katsu かつ

Exclamation used to scold practitioners in Japanese is “喝” (katsu). Full meaning: exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout.

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