noun
medicine bag; small pouch for carrying medicine
Refers to a small bag or pouch used to carry medicine, similar to 薬袋 (くすりぶくろ). Often used in historical or traditional contexts.
See also: 薬袋
旅の僧は腰に薬嚢を下げていた。
The traveling monk carried a medicine bag at his waist.
noun
cartridge bag; powder bag
Military term for a bag used to hold an artillery charge or gunpowder. Domain-specific usage.
砲兵は薬嚢を大砲に装填した。
The artillery soldier loaded the powder bag into the cannon.