noun
sun-dried fish or vegetables
Refers to food items that have been dried in the sun, typically fish or vegetables, as a preservation method.
祖母は秋になると大根を干して乾干しを作る。
In autumn, my grandmother dries daikon radishes to make sun-dried vegetables.
この乾干しは味が凝縮していて美味しい。
These sun-dried fish have a concentrated flavor and are delicious.
Compound of 乾 (から, 'dry') and 干し (ぼし, 'drying'), from the verb 干す (ほす, 'to dry in the sun'). The reading からぼし is a straightforward combination.