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著す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	著あらわす	著あらわさない
Polite	著あらわします	著あらわしません
Past polite	著あらわしました	著あらわしませんでした
Past	著あらわした	著あらわさなかった
Te-form	著あらわして	著あらわさないで
Desire	著あらわしたい	著あらわしたくない
Potential	著あらわせる	著あらわせない
Passive	著あらわされる	著あらわされない
Causative	著あらわさせる	著あらわさせない
Causative passive	著あらわさせられる	著あらわさせられない
Volitional	著あらわそう
Polite volitional	著あらわしましょう
Imperative	著あらわせ	著あらわすな
Conditional	著あらわせば	著あらわさなければ
Tara conditional	著あらわしたら	著あらわさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

write; publish

Used for authoring a book, article, or formal written work, often with the nuance of bringing it into existence. Covers both the act of writing and the act of publishing.

彼かれは生しょう涯がいに多おおくの小しょう説せつを著あらわした。
He wrote many novels in his lifetime.
この論ろん文ぶんは著ちょ名めいな学がく者しゃによって著あらわされた。
This paper was written by a renowned scholar.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を著あらわすto author/write (a book, work)
彼かれはこの分ぶん野やで多おおくの名めい著ちょを著あらわした。
He authored many acclaimed books in this field.
生しょう涯がいで〈数すう〉冊さつを著あらわすto write a certain number of books over one's lifetime
彼かれは生しょう涯がいで三さん十じゅっ冊さつ以い上じょうの本ほんを著あらわした。
He wrote over thirty books in his lifetime.

Kanji

著renowned, publish, write

Related words

執しっ筆ぴつN2
執筆する is the common, neutral verb for writing an article or book, while 著す is more literary and emphasizes authorship of a substantial work.
出しゅっ版ぱんN3
出版する refers specifically to the act of publishing, whereas 著す can cover both the writing and the eventual publication of a work.
書かくN5
書く is the all-purpose verb for writing anything, while 著す is reserved for formally authoring a book or scholarly work.

Don't confuse with

表あらわすN3
表す shares the same reading あらわす but means 'to express or show (an idea, feeling)', unlike 著す which means 'to author or publish a written work'.

Word family

書かき著あらわす
publish a book; write and publish

Written forms

著あらわすUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling for writing or publishing a work.
著あらわすUsage22%
Variant spelling with okurigana わ; less common but recognized.

Etymology

The kanji 著 carries the meaning of 'to write' or 'to publish'. The reading あらわす is a native Japanese verb, likely related to 表す (to express, to reveal), reflecting the idea of bringing a work into the world.