Translation guide
How to express collaborative effort, co-authorship, or a shared project in Japanese.
joint work (collaborative project)
For academic/research contexts
Describing a piece of work produced by two or more people together, such as a paper, book, or research.
Joint research or a collaborative study. Commonly used in academic and professional contexts.
This paper is the result of joint research.
Co-authorship. Used specifically for jointly written books or papers.
Collaboration or joint work, often used in creative fields like art, music, or film. Can also refer to a collaborative piece.
Referring to the act of collaborating or doing work jointly, rather than the resulting product.
Emphasizing that something was achieved through the combined efforts of multiple parties.
共同研究 (joint research) is broader and can include any collaborative study, while 共著 specifically means co-authorship of a written work. Use 共著 when emphasizing the writing aspect.
This book is co-authored, but the research itself is joint research.
Avoid directly translating 'joint work' as ジョイントワーク, which is not standard Japanese. Use the terms above depending on context.
この本は二人の共著です。
This book is a joint work by two people.
Joint production, often used for films, artworks, or media projects.
That movie is a Japan-US joint production.
この曲は二人の合作です。
This song is a collaboration between the two.
We will carry out this project cooperatively.
Joint work is efficient.
Success is the result of joint work.