noun
dried daikon strips
Refers to daikon radish that has been cut into thin strips and dried, used as a preserved food. Often rehydrated and used in simmered dishes, salads, or as a topping.
切り干し大根を水で戻してから煮物に使います。
I rehydrate dried daikon strips in water and then use them in simmered dishes.
このサラダには切り干しが入っています。
This salad contains dried daikon strips.
Uses the kanji 乾 (dry) explicitly; very rare.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting', from 切る) and 干し (hoshi, 'drying', from 干す), referring to the process of cutting and drying daikon radish.