A Work
Work, Production
noun
If you make a product, it's not really a product anymore, but a work. It's your work of art or literature, or maybe a theater production.
This can be any kind of artistic creation: a book, a composition, a painting, a movie, a play... It doesn't mean "product" (you'll learn the word for that later!) but it can be used for a product when you want to highlight the artistic talent behind it.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
その映画なら、すごくいい作品だったよ。
That movie was a really great piece of work.
その作家のマンガは全部読んだよ。彼の作品、すごく好きなんだ。
I've read all of that author's manga. I really love his works.
そのアーティストの箱庭の作品、マッチ箱で作られてるんだって！
I heard that the artist's miniature garden pieces are made from matchboxes!