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N2 Noun

味覚(みかく)taste, palate, sense of taste

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        (sense of) taste, palate

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    味覚 【みかく】

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    • 年(とし)をとって味覚(みかく)が変(か)わった。

      My taste has changed as I've aged.

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    • 味覚(みかく)を感(かん)じる器官(きかん)である味蕾(みらい)は舌(した)にあります。

      The taste buds, which are the organs that sense taste, are located on the tongue.

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    • さすが有名(ゆうめい)店(てん)のシェフだけあって彼(かれ)は味覚(みかく)が鋭(するど)いです。

      As expected of a famous restaurant's chef, his sense of taste is sharp.

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    • 五(ご)種類(しゅるい)の基本的(きほんてき)な味覚(みかく)の中(なか)で一番(いちばん)感(かん)じやすいのは苦味(にがみ)なのだとか。

      It is said that bitterness is the easiest to detect among the five basic tastes.

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    • 味覚(みかく)が衰(おとろ)えたにせよ、母(はは)が食(た)べる事(こと)が好(す)きな事(こと)には変(か)わりありません。

      Even if her sense of taste has declined, it doesn't change the fact that my mother loves to eat.

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