coho salmon; silver salmon
Refers to the fish species Oncorhynchus kisutch. Common in culinary and fishing contexts.
Coho salmon run upstream in autumn.
このスーパーではギンザケの切り身が安い。
Coho salmon fillets are cheap at this supermarket.
Katakana spelling is common for this fish name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is used but less common than kana; learners may encounter it in written contexts.
Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and 鮭 (sake, 'salmon'), referring to the silvery appearance of the coho salmon.