編著

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 編著, read へんちょ, means editing and writing a work, or the resulting book.
• Basic usage: It identifies how researchers produced a collection or refers to such a book borrowed from a library.
  • この資料集は三人の研究者による編著だ。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Writing and editing roles
  • 著 identifies a writing role, while 編 identifies a role in gathering and arranging material. 編著 indicates involvement in both editing and writing.