干し～
ほし～ · hoshi～ · JLPT N1 · noun
dried ~
🍇 干し = dried; 干し柿 is dried persimmon, 干し葡萄 is raisin: 干し~ means 'dried ~'
干 (ほ, hoshi) means dry out or dry in the sun, so 干し～ attaches to a food to mean dried ~. Example: 干しぶどう (hoshibudou) is dried grapes, i.e. raisins.
干 — pictograph of a forked weapon/shield
干 originally depicted a forked wooden weapon or shield used in ancient warfare, giving the early sense of 'to offend' or 'to oppose.' Over time it took on extended meanings like 'to concern' and 'trunk/stem.' In modern simplified Chinese it also absorbed 乾 (dry) and 幹 (to do; trunk), so one character now covers several unrelated words.