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.
Refers to whole or large pieces of dried daikon, not necessarily cut into strips.
dried daikon strips
Standard spelling; the most common written form.
Abbreviated spelling; rarely used.
Variant with the first kanji in shinjitai form; less common but still seen.
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.