Refers to the process of disinfecting or sterilizing an area or objects using gas or smoke, often in medical, agricultural, or quarantine contexts.
Imported lumber is fumigated at the port.
To prevent the spread of infection, the hospital room was fumigated.
消毒 is general disinfection, while くんじょう消毒 specifically refers to fumigation (disinfection by gas or smoke).
燻蒸 is a more common kanji spelling for fumigation, but 薫蒸消毒 is a fixed compound often written in kana.
Usually written in kana; the kanji 薫蒸 is rare and may not be recognized by many readers.
Kanji form is technically correct but rarely used; the word is normally written in kana.
Compound of 薫蒸 (kunjo, 'fumigation') and 消毒 (shōdoku, 'disinfection'). The reading くんじょう is a standard on'yomi combination.