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A5 Noun
鮭salmon (Salmonidae spp.), chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
salmon (Salmonidae spp.)
Noun
2.
chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
All Forms
鮭 【さけ】、鮭 【しゃけ】、サケ、シャケ
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鮭のお腹にある卵がイクラだ。
The eggs in the belly of the salmon are called ikura.
熊が川を上る鮭を捕まえて食べました。
A bear caught and ate a salmon swimming upstream.
鮭は北太平洋を広く回遊していると聞きました。
I heard that salmon migrate widely in the North Pacific.
あの背側が暗い青色で腹側が銀白色の魚は鮭でしょう。
That fish with a dark blue back and silvery-white belly is probably a salmon.
鮭は産卵期になると雄の吻(*)がカギ状に曲がると聞いたことがある。
I've heard that during the spawning season, the male salmon's snout curves into a hook shape.
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