Refers to a person's actions, typically with a negative or critical connotation. Often used for misdeeds, crimes, or shameful behavior.
彼の所業は到底許されるものではない。
His actions are absolutely unforgivable.
The politician's corrupt deeds came to light one after another.
所業 is a literary word for a deed, often used sarcastically for something outrageous, unlike the neutral 行為.
Standard kanji form; common in news and formal contexts.
Rare variant; may be encountered in older texts.
Compound of 所 (place, occasion) and 業 (work, deed). The combination came to mean 'what one has done,' with a strong evaluative sense.