also: ごうちょ
joint authorship; co-authorship
Refers to the act or state of writing a work together with one or more other authors. Often used in academic or literary contexts.
This paper is a joint work by three researchers.
We plan to publish a book as co-authors.
Standard kanji form for joint authorship.
Alternate reading; less common than がっちょ.
Compound of 合 (joint, together) and 著 (writing, authorship). The reading がっちょ is a standard on'yomi combination; ごうちょ is a less common variant.