仕し業わざ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

deed; act; one's doing

Often used for negative or questionable deeds, but can refer to any act attributed to someone. Common in phrases like ～の仕業だ (it's the work of ...).

〈人ひと〉の仕し業わざだit's the work/doing of someone
この落らく書がきは近きん所じょの子こ供どもの仕し業わざだ。
This graffiti is the work of a kid from the neighborhood.
〈人ひと〉の仕し業わざに違ちがいないit must be someone's doing
冷れい蔵ぞう庫このお菓か子しが消きえたのは弟おとうとの仕し業わざに違ちがいない。
The candy disappearing from the fridge must be my little brother's doing.
何なに者ものかの仕し業わざthe doing of some unknown person
壁かべの傷きずは何なに者ものかの仕し業わざらしい。
The scratch on the wall seems to be someone unknown's doing.

行こう為いN2
行為 is a formal, neutral word for an act or conduct, while 仕業 usually points to a specific deed traced back to a particular person, often with a blaming tone.
所しょ業ぎょう
所業 is a literary, rather old-fashioned word for one's deeds and usually implies wrongdoing, whereas 仕業 is the everyday word used the same way.
犯はん行こうN1
犯行 specifically means a criminal act, while 仕業 is broader and can describe any mischievous or blameworthy deed, not necessarily a crime.

仕し草ぐさN1
仕草 (a gesture or mannerism) looks similar to 仕業 (a deed, often blameworthy) but the two refer to completely different things.

仕し業わざUsage73%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
しわざUsage27%
シワザUsage1%
為業しわざ
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners will almost always encounter 仕業.

Compound of 仕 (し, 'to do') and 業 (わざ, 'work, deed'). The reading しわざ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of 仕 and the kun'yomi of 業.