noun
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
A traditional Japanese case consisting of stacked compartments, originally used to carry seals and medicine, often worn suspended from the obi.
彼は帯に印籠を下げていた。
He wore an inro hanging from his obi.
この印籠は江戸時代のものだ。
This inro is from the Edo period.
Compound of 印 (in, 'seal') and 籠 (rō, 'basket' or 'container'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word refers to a traditional multi-compartment case.