鮭

Definitions

 * 1) blowfish
 * 2) salmon

Definitions

 * 1) general name for fish foods

Kanji

 * 1) chum salmon

Etymology 1
Originally borrowed from, or possible alternative unattested compound *.

Noun

 * 1) a chum salmon

Etymology 2


Probably a sound shift from the sake reading, possibly to help differentiate from. Alternatively, might be a borrowing from a different dialect of Ainu.

Noun

 * 1) a chum salmon