Word Meaning 仕業

しわざ shiwaza

仕業 is read as しわざ (shiwaza) and means deed (esp. negative).

Meaning

English

  1. deed (esp. negative)
  2. act
  3. action
  4. one's doing

Reading

Kana

しわざ

Romaji

shiwaza

Writing Variants

  • 為業 しわざ shiwaza

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 16114 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

某の仕業

ぼうのしわざ

the work (doings) of so-and-so

事業仕訳

じぎょうしわけ

program review

仕事

しごと

work

仕方

しかた

way

仕上げ

しあげ

finish

仕入れ

しいれ

stocking

仕送り

しおくり

allowance

仕入れる

しいれる

to lay in stock

仕方がない

しかたがない

there's no (other) way

仕上げる

しあげる

to finish up

仕立てる

したてる

to turn into a play or movie

仕える

つかえる

to serve

Example Sentences

6

Is this your doing?

It's probably Tom's doing!

Was it really Tom who did that?

It was clear that Tom was the one who did that.

I'm trying to think of a good example sentence for the Japanese word "shiwaza", but I can't come up with one.

"Why are you here?" "I was just going to ask you the same thing." "Well, Tom told me he had something to give me, so I came here." "Me too." "Oh, so this is Tom's doing."