乾物

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 乾物, read かんぶつ, combines drying 乾 with item or food 物 as a category name for dried foods.
• Basic usage: It collectively denotes foods dried for preservation, as in 乾物を水で戻す.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope and context
  • It is a food category, not dry objects generally, and commonly combines with 戻す for rehydrating before cooking.