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Meanings

representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus

Refers to the most important or defining work of an artist, writer, musician, etc. Often used in critical or biographical contexts.

〈人ひと〉の代だい表ひょう作さくsomeone's representative/best-known work
『雪ゆき国ぐに』は川かわ端ばた康やす成なりの代だい表ひょう作さくだ。
"Snow Country" is Kawabata Yasunari's representative work.
代だい表ひょう作さくと言いわれるto be said to be someone's representative work
この映えい画がは監かん督とくの代だい表ひょう作さくと言いわれている。
This film is said to be the director's representative work.
代だい表ひょう作さくを発はっ表ぴょうするto release/publish one's representative work
彼かれは三さん十じゅう代だいでその代だい表ひょう作さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
He published his representative work in his thirties.
代だい表ひょう作さくに挙あげられるto be cited/listed as a representative work
『羅ら生しょう門もん』はよく黒くろ澤さわ明あきらの代だい表ひょう作さくに挙あげられる。
"Rashomon" is often cited as one of Kurosawa Akira's representative works.