masterpiece; great literary work
Refers to a large-scale, outstanding literary or scholarly work; somewhat formal and literary.
His latest work is truly worthy of being called a masterpiece.
This great work was completed over a period of ten years.
大作 emphasizes the scale or length of a work, not necessarily its quality; 雄編 implies both scale and excellence.
Standard kanji spelling for 'masterpiece' or 'great literary work'.
Variant using 篇 (chapter/volume), also seen in literary contexts.
Compound of 雄 (ゆう, 'great, heroic') and 編 (へん, 'compilation, volume'), literally 'heroic compilation'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conventionally conveys a grand literary achievement.