noun
writing; document; written piece
Refers to a physical or digital piece of writing, such as a document, manuscript, or written work.
机の上に書き物がたくさんある。
There are many documents on the desk.
この書き物は誰のものですか。
Whose writing is this?
noun
writing; act of writing
Refers to the activity or task of writing, often used in contexts like 書き物をする (to do writing work).
今日は一日中書き物をしていた。
I was writing all day today.
Compound of 書き (kaki, the continuative form of 書く 'to write') and 物 (mono, 'thing').