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くんじょう消毒 (くんじょうしょうどく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

くんじょうしょうどく

Meanings

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noun

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the process of disinfecting or sterilizing an area or objects using gas or smoke, often in medical, agricultural, or quarantine contexts.

輸ゆ入にゅうされた木もく材ざいは、港みなとでくんじょう消しょう毒どくされる。
Imported lumber is fumigated at the port.
感かん染せんが広ひろがらないように、病びょう室しつをくんじょう消しょう毒どくした。
To prevent the spread of infection, the hospital room was fumigated.

Written forms

くんじょう消しょう毒どく
Usually written in kana; the kanji 薫蒸 is rare and may not be recognized by many readers.
薫くん蒸じょう消しょう毒どく
Kanji form is technically correct but rarely used; the word is normally written in kana.

Kanji

薫send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented
蒸steam, heat, sultry

消extinguish, blow out, turn off

毒poison, virus, venom

Similar words

消しょう毒どく
消毒 is general disinfection, while くんじょう消毒 specifically refers to fumigation (disinfection by gas or smoke).
燻くん蒸じょう
燻蒸 is a more common kanji spelling for fumigation, but 薫蒸消毒 is a fixed compound often written in kana.

Etymology

Compound of 薫蒸 (kunjo, 'fumigation') and 消毒 (shōdoku, 'disinfection'). The reading くんじょう is a standard on'yomi combination.