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鮭

Salmon
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingカイ、ケイ
Kun readingさけ、しゃけ
Level 36

Meanings

  1. salmonRtK
  1. salmon (Salmonidae spp.)
  2. chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
  3. dog salmon

Synonyms

サーモン

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (さけ)
酒 · alcohol

Radicals and components

Radical魚fish
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

塩鮭しおざけ
salted salmon
乾鮭からざけ
dried salted salmon
銀鮭ぎんざけ
coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutsh)
江鮭あめのうお
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus)
紅鮭べにざけ
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
鮭漁さけりょう
salmon fishing
生鮭なまざけ
fresh salmon
白鮭しろざけ
chum salmon
焼き鮭やきさけ
grilled salmon
鮭茶づけさけちゃづけ
chazuke with salmon
鮭茶漬けさけちゃづけ
chazuke with salmon
大西洋鮭たいせいようさけ
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salmar)

Additional Examples

鮭は川をさかのぼって砂に産卵する。
Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.tatoeba
鮭を３切れ下さい。
Give me three pieces of salmon.tatoeba
鮭を、切り身と筋子に分ける。
Salmon is separated into fillet and sujiko (ovaries of the salmon).wiki
店によっては鮭のあら汁とともに供される。
Some restaurants may serve it with fishhead soup of salmon.wiki

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Salmon. 魚 (fish) + 圭 — the salmon.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鮭

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