著書|ちょしょchosho[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun(written) work; book; writings
   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.

• Synonym著ちょWrittenWritten/formal. Credits the author or names a written work, as in 「山田太郎著」, usually as a suffix; 「著書」 is the book itself that someone wrote.
• Synonym著作ちょさくNeutralBroader in scope than 「著書」: covers works other than books too, as in 「著作権」. Neutral in register.
• Synonym述作じゅっさくWrittenWritten/formal and rare: authoring or writing books. In everyday use say 「著作」 instead.
• Related書籍しょせきNeutralPoints to the publication itself rather than the author's work, as in 「電子書籍」.
• Related本ほんNeutralThe everyday word for a book, as in 「本を読む」; the most common choice in speech and says nothing about the author.
• Related制作せいさくNeutralProducing a work, as in 「映画制作」; used mostly for film and the arts rather than books.
• Related創作そうさくNeutralOriginal creation, as in 「創作活動」; stresses originality and can also mean fiction or fabrication.
• Related図書としょNeutralBooks as cataloged items, used mainly in libraries and catalogs, as in 「図書館」; leans formal.
• Related単行本たんこうぼんNeutralA book published as a standalone volume, or one volume of a manga series, as in 「単行本化」; mostly a publishing term.
• Related力作りきさくNeutralA work completed with great care and effort, as in 「渾身の力作」; stresses the effort invested.
• Related労作ろうさくWrittenWritten/formal: a work produced through long toil, as in 「長年の労作」; carries a respectful tone.

Choose 「著書」 for a book someone has written, as in 「彼の著書を読む」. In everyday speech say 「本」; for publications say 「書籍」; for works including non-books say 「著作」; to praise a work say 「力作」 or 「労作」. 「著」 credits the author, 「制作」/「創作」 are about producing works, and 「図書」/「単行本」 are publishing and library terms.

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1. その人ひとが書き著かきあらわした書物しょもつ。