父(ちち) chichiは wa貿(ぼう)易(えき)業(ぎょう) bouekigyouに ni従(じゅう)事(じ) juujiしている shiteiru。 My father is in the trading business. Literal Father [topic-は] trade-business [to-に] engaged. 貿易業に従事する means 'to be engaged in the trading business.' 従事する (to engage in) is a formal suru-verb. 貿易業 is a Sino-Japanese compound. workfamilybusinessSino-Japanese compounds
父(ちち) chichiは wa貿(ぼう)易(えき)業(ぎょう) bouekigyouに ni従(じゅう)事(じ) juujiしている shiteiru。 My father is in the trading business. Literal Father [topic-は] trade-business [to-に] engaged. 貿易業に従事する means 'to be engaged in the trading business.' 従事する (to engage in) is a formal suru-verb. 貿易業 is a Sino-Japanese compound. workfamilybusinessSino-Japanese compounds