noun
Rare literary or technical term for saltiness. In everyday Japanese, 塩味 (しおあじ) or 塩味 (えんみ) are much more common. Cross-referenced with 塩味.
See also: 塩味
この料理はかんみが強すぎる。
This dish is too salty.
鹹味という言葉は、日常ではほとんど使われない。
The word 鹹味 is hardly used in daily life.
From Chinese-derived kanji 鹹 (salty) and 味 (taste). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'salty taste'.