Archaic noun meaning 'metallic quality' or 'metallic taste/appearance'. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 金属的 or 金属質.
Old documents contain phrases like 'a vessel of metallic quality,' but it is hardly used today.
cutting edge of a blade
Rare historical term for the cutting edge of a bladed instrument, especially one made of metal. Modern Japanese uses 刃先 or 切れ味.
In sword manuals, 金味 can refer to the sharpness of the blade.
Archaic kanji spelling; the word itself is rare and mostly historical.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling; both 金味 and 鉄味 are source-given forms.
Compound of 金 (kana, 'metal') and 味 (aji, 'taste, quality'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely referred to the metallic quality or sharpness of a blade.