Japanese word

著書

Pronunciation

Romajichosho

Meaning

  • nounbook

Example

彼の著書を読みました。kare no cho sho o yo mi ma shi ta

I read his book.

Illustration for 著書 (book)

More examples

その作家は新しい著書で社会の変化を論じています。so no sak ka wa atara shi i cho sho de sha kai no hen ka o ron ji te i ma su

The author discusses social changes in a new book.

Core concept

It treats a book or other substantial writing as the work produced by a particular author.

Common phrases

  • 著書を刊行するcho sho o kan kō su ru

    publish a book

  • 著書で論じるcho sho de ron ji ru

    discuss in a book

  • 著書の序文cho sho no jo bun

    preface to a book

Similar words

著作chosaku: A written work created by an author, including books and other substantial compositions.
書籍shoseki: A book published as a bound or otherwise separately issued volume.
本hon: A book or other bound set of pages considered in general terms.

Definition in Japanese

著者が執筆した本や、まとまった文章。cho sha ga ship pitsu shi ta hon ya ma to ma tta bun shō

Word origin

著書 (chosho) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 著 (cho, "write or compose") and 書 (sho, "writing or book").

Usage tips

  • The phrase 著書一覧 (chosho ichiran) commonly labels a list of an author's books on a Japanese profile or publisher page.

Other meanings

  • written worknoun
  • writingsnoun

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