also: かれいい
noun
dried boiled rice
Rice that has been boiled and then dried, used as a preserved food. Often associated with historical or travel contexts.
昔の旅人は乾飯を携帯食として持って行った。
Travelers in the old days carried dried boiled rice as portable food.
Archaic or dialectal reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 乾 (dried) and 飯 (rice). The reading かれい is a historical shift from かれいい, which is now rare.