noun
written work; literary work; copyrighted work
Refers to a work that is the product of creative intellectual effort, especially in legal contexts such as copyright law. Covers books, musical compositions, and other fixed expressions of ideas.
この著作物は著作権で保護されています。
This work is protected by copyright.
彼の著作物は多くの言語に翻訳された
His works have been translated into many languages.
Compound of 著作 (chosaku, 'writing, authorship') + 物 (butsu, 'thing, object'). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound used primarily in legal and formal contexts.