味覚
みかく · mikaku · JLPT N1 · noun
sense of taste
👅 味 (taste) + 覚 (sense, to perceive) = the sense that perceives taste; 味覚 = mi (taste) + kaku (awareness)
味 means flavour or taste, and 覚 means to perceive or sense. Together, 味覚 names the sense that perceives taste, one of the five senses, tied to the tongue.