従事

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 従事 is read じゅうじ and means engaging in work or an activity.
• Basic usage: It is used for someone who has worked in health care for many years or is engaged in a particular task.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Field of work and continuing activity
  • The work or field takes に, as in 医療に従事してきた.
  • してきた presents the activity as continuing up to the present.