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筆頭著者 (ひっとうちょしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

筆ひっ頭とう著ちょ者しゃ

Meanings

1

noun

first author

Used in academic publishing to refer to the author listed first on a paper, often the primary contributor.

この論ろん文ぶんの筆ひっ頭とう著ちょ者しゃは田た中なか先せん生せいです。
The first author of this paper is Professor Tanaka.
筆ひっ頭とう著ちょ者しゃとして研けん究きゅうをまとめる責せき任にんがある。
As the first author, I have the responsibility to compile the research.

Kanji

筆writing brush, writing, painting brush
頭head, counter for large animals
著renowned, publish, write
者

someone, person

Similar words

共きょう著ちょ者しゃ
共著者 means 'co-author', referring to any author other than the first, while 筆頭著者 specifically denotes the first-named author.
責せき任にん著ちょ者しゃ
責任著者 is the 'corresponding author' who handles communication, not necessarily the first author, though sometimes the same person.

Etymology

Compound of 筆頭 (ひっとう, 'head of a list') and 著者 (ちょしゃ, 'author'). The term is a modern academic coinage.