Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 著作する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 著ちょ 作さく する 著ちょ 作さく しない Polite 著ちょ 作さく します 著ちょ 作さく しません Past polite 著ちょ 作さく しました 著ちょ 作さく しませんでした Past 著ちょ 作さく した 著ちょ 作さく しなかった Te-form 著ちょ 作さく して 著ちょ 作さく しないで Desire 著ちょ 作さく したい 著ちょ 作さく したくない Potential 著ちょ 作さく できる 著ちょ 作さく できない Passive 著ちょ 作さく される 著ちょ 作さく されない Causative 著ちょ 作さく させる 著ちょ 作さく させない Causative passive 著ちょ 作さく させられる 著ちょ 作さく させられない Volitional 著ちょ 作さく しよう Polite volitional 著ちょ 作さく しましょう Imperative 著ちょ 作さく しろ 著ちょ 作さく するな Conditional 著ちょ 作さく すれば 著ちょ 作さく しなければ Tara conditional 著ちょ 作さく したら 著ちょ 作さく しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 著ちょ 作さく がある someone has (written) works to their name
He has many published works to his name.
著ちょ 作さく を 発はっ 表ぴょう する to publish a written work
The professor published a new written work.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 著ちょ 作さく を 読よ む to read someone's written work(s)
I often read his written works when I was a student.
Kanji 著 renowned, publish, write 作 make, production, prepare Related words· 8 著書 is the formal term for a specific book someone has written, while 著作 more broadly covers both the act of writing and the resulting work or body of work.
作品 is a general word for any creative work (art, music, literature), whereas 著作 is used specifically for written works.
執筆 focuses on the act of writing itself, while 著作 can refer either to that act or to the finished written work.
著作 refers to writing or authoring a work outright, while 編著 specifically covers compiling and editing material together with original writing.
Show 4 more Show fewer 著作 emphasizes the finished written work or the act of authoring it, whereas 文筆 highlights the general activity or vocation of writing.
著作 emphasizes authorship and is often used in legal or academic contexts (e.g. copyright), whereas 作物 focuses on the work itself as a finished piece.
著作 refers to a written work or the act of writing, whereas 著 is a more formal, standalone noun for a book or treatise, often used as a suffix.
著作 is a general term for any written work regardless of when it was published, whereas 近著 specifically points to one published recently.
Word family copyright
writer; author
written work; literary work; copyrighted work
author; writer
collected works; collection; collected edition
bibliographical catalogue; author bibliography
Etymology Composed of 著 (cho, 'to write' or 'notable') and 作 (saku, 'to make'). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean 'to write a book' or 'a written work'.
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