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焼き鮭 (やきざけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

焼やき鮭しゃけ

also: やきしゃけ · やきさけ

Meanings

1

noun

grilled salmon

food / cooking

Refers to a salmon fillet that has been grilled, typically salted and served as a breakfast item, bento filling, or side dish.

朝あさごはんに焼やき鮭ざけを食たべた。
I had grilled salmon for breakfast.
このおにぎりには焼やき鮭ざけが入はいっている。
This rice ball has grilled salmon inside.

Written forms

焼き鮭Usage95%
- やきざけ
  Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the reading やきざけ is the most common pronunciation.
- やきしゃけ

やきさけ

焼鮭Usage5%Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.

やきざけ
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana, seen in menus and product labels.
やきさけ
やきしゃけ

やきしゃけ

Kana spelling for the やきしゃけ reading, used in casual contexts.

やきさけ

Kana spelling for the やきさけ reading, less common than やきざけ.

Kanji

焼bake, burning
鮭salmon

Similar words

鮭さけ
鮭 is the general term for salmon, while 焼き鮭 specifically means grilled salmon.
塩しお鮭ざけ
塩鮭 is salted salmon (often grilled), while 焼き鮭 emphasizes the grilled preparation regardless of salting.

Etymology

Compound of 焼き (grilled, from verb 焼く) and 鮭 (salmon).