noun
Rare, literary term for a container for money. In modern Japanese, 財布 (さいふ) is the standard word for wallet or purse.
古い文献に「財嚢を懐にする」という表現が見られる。
In old texts, one can find the expression 'to keep a money bag in one's bosom'.
noun
wealth; money possessed
Rare, literary sense referring to one's monetary resources. Modern equivalents include 財産 (ざいさん) or 資産 (しさん).
「財嚢尽きる」という言い回しは、資金が底をつくことを意味した。
The phrase '財嚢尽きる' meant that one's funds were exhausted.
Compound of 財 (ざい, 'wealth, money') and 嚢 (のう, 'bag, pouch'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a literary term for a money container and later extended to mean wealth itself.