also: なまじゃけ
fresh salmon; unsalted salmon
Salmon that has not been salted, smoked, or otherwise preserved. Often used in contrast to salted salmon (塩鮭).
生鮭を買ってきて、塩焼きにした。
I bought fresh salmon and grilled it with salt.
この生鮭はまだ塩をしていない。
This fresh salmon hasn't been salted yet.
raw salmon
Salmon that is eaten uncooked, as in sashimi or sushi. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
この生鮭は刺身にできますか？
Can this raw salmon be used for sashimi?
Standard kanji spelling for fresh/raw salmon.
Alternate reading; less common and may be dialectal or old-fashioned.
Compound of 生 (なま, 'raw, fresh') and 鮭 (さけ, 'salmon'). The reading なまざけ is the standard rendaku form; なまじゃけ is a less common variant.