Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 味覚(みかく) in Japanese

味覚
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
みかく
Romaji
mikaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    taste; palate; sense of taste
    Example sentence
    風邪で彼の味覚は鈍くなっていた。 A cold dulled his taste.

Examples of 味覚, みかく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

覚 JLPT 3

12 strokes

memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up

On'Yomi: カク

Kun'Yomi: おぼ.える, さ.ます, さ.める, さと.る

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味 JLPT 4

8 strokes

flavor, taste

On'Yomi: ミ

Kun'Yomi: あじ, あじ.わう

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