干物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 干物 is a noun for dried food, specifically dried fish in these examples, and is read ひもの.
• Basic usage: The finished food appears in 魚の干物, while the result of processing appears in 魚を干物にする.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Food and processed result
  • 干物 denotes food produced by drying rather than the drying action itself, and both examples concern fish.
• Difference from 干す
  • 干す is a verb describing the action of drying something, while 干物 is the noun for the dried food produced.