Refers to meat that has been dried for preservation, such as beef jerky or traditional dried meat products.
Dried meat is suitable for long-term preservation.
I took dried meat as a travel snack.
Standard kanji spelling for dried meat.
Alternate kanji for 干し; 乾 emphasizes drying out moisture.
Variant spelling; less common than 干し肉.
Compound of 干し (hoshi, 'drying', the continuative form of 干す) and 肉 (niku, 'meat'). The spelling 乾し肉 uses a kanji that emphasizes removing moisture.