共著

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 共著 is read as きょうちょ and means coauthorship or coauthored work.
• Basic usage: It can describe a book written by several researchers or a paper coauthored with a former teacher.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Publishing a jointly written book
  • 共著: Three researchers coauthored and published an introductory book. Example: 三人の研究者が共著で入門書を出版した。
• Coauthoring a paper with a former teacher
  • 共著: This paper was coauthored with my former teacher. Example: この論文は恩師との共著である。