noun
water bottle (of a monk or nun); flask
Buddhist term for a water bottle or flask carried by monks and nuns, often used for drinking or ritual purification.
僧侶は軍持に水を入れて托鉢に出かけた。
The monk put water in his flask and went out for alms.
noun
Archaic use; in modern Japanese, 花瓶 (かびん) is the standard word for vase.
古い文献では、軍持が花を生ける器を指すこともあった。
In old texts, 軍持 sometimes referred to a vessel for arranging flowers.