noun
red mail bag
Archaic term for a red-colored bag used to carry mail, historically used in Japan's postal system.
昔の郵便配達人は赤行嚢を肩にかけて手紙を届けた。
Old-time mail carriers delivered letters with a red mail bag slung over their shoulder.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
Variant using the older form of 嚢; marked as out-dated kanji usage.
Compound of 赤 (red) + 行嚢 (travel bag, mail bag). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now obsolete.