noun
Archaic noun meaning 'metallic quality' or 'metallic taste/appearance'. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 金属的 or 金属質.
古文書に「金味の器」とあるが、現代ではまず使われない。
Old documents contain phrases like 'a vessel of metallic quality,' but it is hardly used today.
noun
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.
刀剣書では「金味」が刃の切れ味を指すことがある。
In sword manuals, 金味 can refer to the sharpness of the blade.
Standard modern adjective for 'metallic'; 金味 is an archaic noun form.
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.