仕業

しわざ

Also written 為業

Meanings

1. Noun deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work

Kanji

• 仕 do. Read as シ.
• 業 business. Read as わざ.

Example sentences

• それ、ウィルスの仕業じゃないかな。
  That looks like the work of a virus.
• これは、お前の仕業か？
  Is this your doing?
• 「仕業」って言葉を使った例文が書きたいけど、いいのが思いつかない。
  I'm trying to think of a good example sentence for the Japanese word "shiwaza", but I can't come up with one.
• それは本当にトムの仕業なのか？
  Was it really Tom who did that?
• 恐らく、トムの仕業だよ。
  It's probably Tom's doing!

Common phrases

• 仕業に見せかける

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