coho salmon; silver salmon
Refers to the fish species Oncorhynchus kisutch. Common in culinary and fishing contexts.
ギンザケは秋に遡上する。
Coho salmon run upstream in autumn.
このスーパーではギンザケの
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.