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ギンザケ (ぎんざけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ギンザケ

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Meanings

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noun

coho salmon; silver salmon

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the fish species Oncorhynchus kisutch. Common in culinary and fishing contexts.

ギンザケは秋あきに遡そ上じょうする。
Coho salmon run upstream in autumn.
このスーパーではギンザケの切きり身みが安やすい。
Coho salmon fillets are cheap at this supermarket.

Written forms

ギンザケUsage43%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this fish name; usually written in kana.
銀ぎん鮭ざけUsage29%
Kanji spelling is used but less common than kana; learners may encounter it in written contexts.
ぎんざけUsage29%

Kanji

silver

鮭salmon

Similar words

鮭さけ
Generic term for salmon; ギンザケ specifies the coho species.
サーモン
Loanword often used for salmon as food, especially in Western-style dishes; ギンザケ is more specific to the coho species.

Etymology

Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and 鮭 (sake, 'salmon'), referring to the silvery appearance of the coho salmon.