愉快犯の仕業 (yukaihan no shiwaza - a prankster's doing)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase is formed by the noun 愉快犯 (yukaihan, 'a person who commits a crime/nuisance for the amusement of causing a public stir'), the genitive particle の (no), and the noun 仕業 (shiwaza, 'deed' or 'work', typically carrying a negative nuance). It commonly functions as a predicate complement ending with だ (da), に違いない (ni chigainai), or とみられる (to mirareru) in police, news, or mystery contexts.
Sample sentences
警察はこの事件を愉快犯の仕業とみて捜査を進めている。
The police are proceeding with the investigation, suspecting this incident to be the work of an attention-seeking offender.
防犯カメラの映像から、単なる愉快犯の仕業ではない可能性が浮上した。
From the security camera footage, the possibility emerged that this was not merely the doing of a thrill-seeking prankster.
駅に残された爆破予告のメモは、世間を騒がせたい愉快犯の仕業に違いない。
The bomb threat note left at the station must be the handiwork of a thrill-seeker looking to cause public panic.
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Example
警察はこの事件を愉快犯の仕業とみて捜査を進めている。
The police are proceeding with the investigation, suspecting this incident to be the work of an attention-seeking offender.
防犯カメラの映像から、単なる愉快犯の仕業ではない可能性が浮上した。
From the security camera footage, the possibility emerged that this was not merely the doing of a thrill-seeking prankster.
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