著ちょ書しょ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to a book or written work, especially one authored by a specific person. Often used in formal or academic contexts.

彼かれの著ちょ書しょは多おおくの言げん語ごに翻ほん訳やくされている。
His book has been translated into many languages.
この著ちょ書しょは江え戸ど時じ代だいの文ぶん化かについて詳くわしく述のべている。
This work describes the culture of the Edo period in detail.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の著ちょ書しょa book written by 〈person〉
この本ほんは有ゆう名めいな学がく者しゃの著ちょ書しょです。
This book is a work written by a famous scholar.
著ちょ書しょがあるto have (written) a book to one's name
彼かれには経けい済ざい学がくに関かんする著ちょ書しょがいくつかある。
He has several books to his name on economics.
著ちょ書しょを出しゅっ版ぱんするto publish one's book
教きょう授じゅは最さい新しんの著ちょ書しょを来らい月げつ出しゅっ版ぱんする予よ定ていだ。
The professor plans to publish his latest book next month.
著ちょ書しょの中なかでin one's book (as a place where an idea is stated)
彼かれはその著ちょ書しょの中なかで新あたらしい理り論ろんを紹しょう介かいしている。
He introduces a new theory in his book.

Kanji

著renowned, publish, write
書write

Related words

著ちょ作さく
著作 covers both the act of writing and the resulting work (and appears in compounds like 著作権 'copyright'), while 著書 refers specifically to the finished book itself.
書しょ籍せきN2
書籍 is a neutral term for books as published items in general, while 著書 highlights the book as a specific person's own written work.
本ほんN5
本 is the plain, everyday word for a book, while 著書 is a more formal term used to talk about someone's authored work.
作さく品ひんN3
作品 broadly means a creative work of any kind (novel, painting, film), whereas 著書 is limited to a written book by an author.
著ちょN1
著書 is the common, everyday word for 'a written work/book', while 著 is a terse, formal noun or suffix used mainly in bibliographic contexts.

Counted with

冊さつN1
For bound volumes — books, magazines, notebooks.
部ぶN2
Used when counting copies/printed volumes of a published work, as in「著書1部」.

Etymology

Compound of 著 (cho, 'to write' or 'author') and 書 (sho, 'book' or 'writing'). The combination straightforwardly means 'authored book' or 'written work'.