noun
masterpiece; great literary work
Refers to a large-scale, outstanding literary or scholarly work; somewhat formal and literary.
彼の最新作はまさに雄編と呼ぶにふさわしい。
His latest work is truly worthy of being called a masterpiece.
この雄編は十年の歳月をかけて完成した。
This great work was completed over a period of ten years.
Compound of 雄 (ゆう, 'great, heroic') and 編 (へん, 'compilation, volume'), literally 'heroic compilation'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conventionally conveys a grand literary achievement.