noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Refers to the act of writing a book or to the resulting written work. As a suru-verb, it means 'to write (a book)'. The noun can be used for a single work or for an author's collected writings.
彼は新しい著作に取り組んでいる。
He is working on a new book.
この著作は19世紀に書かれた。
This work was written in the 19th century.
彼女は生涯に多くの著作を残した。
She left behind many writings during her lifetime.