How to say "writings" in Japanese

• 著書ちょしょJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounRefers to an author's written works or books, viewed as publications. Use it when talking about what a writer has published, e.g. discussing an author's collected output.
  これはミラー氏しの最新さいしんの著書ちょしょですが、これが最後さいごのものでないことを望のぞみます。↗

  This is Mr Miller's latest book, and we hope it will not be his last.
• 著作ちょさくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers writings and literary works, and also the act of writing a book. Use it for an author's works as intellectual or literary products, often in formal discussion.
  デネットの著作ちょさくの中心ちゅうしん的てき主張しゅちょうは、端的たんてきに言いえば、内的ないてき精神せいしん状態じょうたいの存在そんざいを否定ひていするということである。↗

  The main point of Dennett's book, in short, is to deny the existence of inner mental states.
• 文ふみJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA formal or literary term for writings or books. As 著書 and 著作 cover published works and 文（ぶん） covers ordinary text, this reading is seldom the everyday choice for 'writings'.
• 文ぶんJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounMeans composition, text, or writings in the sense of written material. Use it when referring to prose or written text itself rather than to an author's published books.

Use 著書 or 著作 for an author's published works, 文（ぶん） for written text or compositions, and 文（ふみ） mainly in literary or formal contexts for letters or writings.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 著書ちょしょ(written) work
• 著作ちょさくwriting (a book)
• 御書ごしょwritings
• 典籍てんせきbooks
• 文ふみbook
• 文ぶんcomposition
• 紙面しめんletter