sake 鮭

Translation

sake means "Chum Salmon" or "Salmon" in English.

サケ and シャケ vs. Salmon

The words sake and shake are sometimes translated to English as "Salmon." Technically, sake is just one kind of salmon, the Chum Salmon, but the word may also refer to the Salmonidae family, and the Salmoniformes order, which includes Salmons, Trouts, etc.

sake written with kanji is 鮭.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.

sake written with katakana is サケ.
sake written with hiragana is さけ.

Scientific name: Oncorhynchus keta.

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