編へん著ちょ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

compilation; editing and writing

Refers to the act of compiling and editing a book or document, often involving both editorial work and original writing. Common in academic and publishing contexts.

この辞じ書しょは彼かれの編へん著ちょによるものだ。
This dictionary is his compilation.
編へん著ちょ者しゃとして名なを連つらねる。
To be listed as a compiler/editor.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉編へん著ちょcompiled and written by 〈person〉 (credit line in a book)
この本ほんは山やま田だ太た郎ろう編へん著ちょです。
This book was compiled and written by Yamada Tarō.
〈物もの〉を編へん著ちょするto compile and write something (a book, report, etc.)
彼かれは教きょう科か書しょを編へん著ちょした。
He compiled and wrote the textbook.

Kanji

編compilation, knit, plait
著renowned, publish, write

Related words

著ちょ作さく
著作 refers to writing or authoring a work outright, while 編著 specifically covers compiling and editing material together with original writing.
編へん集しゅうN2
編集 is general editing work without necessarily writing original content, whereas 編著 implies both editing and authoring a compiled work.
編へん纂さん
編纂 is used for large-scale, often academic compilations like dictionaries or anthologies, while 編著 is the more common term for a single author-edited book.

Don't confuse with

共きょう著ちょ
共著 means co-authorship by multiple writers, while 編著 refers to a work that combines editorial compilation with original writing, often by one main compiler.

Etymology

Compound of 編 (edit, compile) and 著 (write, author). The combination reflects the dual role of compiling and writing.