銀鮭 (Ginzake)

Coho salmon

  • ぎんざけ
  • Ginzake
  • Pitch 3
  • water animals

Meaning

銀鮭 (ぎんざけ, Ginzake) is Coho salmon — a Japanese food (water animals).

What is Coho salmon?

Ginzake refers to coho salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ) , a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family, one of the several species of Pacific salmon. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers".