This paper introduces the concept of Kato chaos to linear dynamics and its induced dynamics. This paper investigates some properties of Kato chaos for a continuous linear operator T and its induced operators T¯. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) If a linear operator is accessible, then the collection of vectors whose orbit has a subsequence converging to zero is a residual set. (2) For a continuous linear operator defined on Fréchet space, Kato chaos is equivalent to dense Li–Yorke chaos. (3) Kato chaos is preserved under the iteration of linear operators. (4) A sufficient condition is obtained under which the Kato chaos for linear operator T and its induced operators T¯ are equivalent. (5) A continuous linear operator is sensitive if and only if its inducing operator T¯ is sensitive. It should be noted that this equivalence does not hold for nonlinear dynamics.