表題

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 表題(ひょうだい) is the title attached to a text or work to represent its content.
• Basic usage: It appears when choosing a heading for a report or describing an author's name beneath a title.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A title versus the theme 主題
  • 主題(しゅだい) is the central theme addressed by a work or text. 表題 is its assigned name.