Translation guide
This guide covers how to express 'custom-made' in Japanese, from made-to-order items to bespoke creations, with a focus on natural usage.
Describing something that is produced only after an order is placed, often with some customization.
The most common and direct equivalent of 'custom-made'. Used for clothing, furniture, and other items made to a customer's specifications.
This suit is custom-made.
I ordered custom-made shoes.
Literally 'order-made', this is a more formal or technical term often used in business or manufacturing contexts.
This machine is custom-made.
Short for 特別注文 (special order), used for items that are custom-ordered, often implying a one-off production.
This part is custom-made.
Emphasizing high-quality, handcrafted items made to exact personal specifications, often in tailoring or luxury goods.
Refers to fully custom-made, especially in suits and dresses, where a pattern is created from scratch for the individual.
He is wearing a bespoke suit.
A direct loanword from English 'bespoke', used in high-end tailoring and luxury contexts. Less common than フルオーダー.
Describing something designed and built for a specific purpose or client, often in technical fields.
Specifically for clothing that is adjusted from a standard pattern to fit an individual.
Emphasizing that the item is uniquely crafted by hand, often with an artistic or artisanal touch.
オーダーメイド is the most general term for custom-made goods, especially clothing and furniture. カスタムメイド is often used for customizable products like cars or computers, implying a base model that is modified. 特注 is more formal and used in business/industrial contexts for special orders.
Do not translate 'custom-made' literally as 習慣作られた or similar. Use the loanwords or native terms above. Also, 手作り (handmade) does not always mean custom-made; it simply means made by hand, not by machine.
ビスポークのジャケットを仕立ててもらった。
I had a bespoke jacket made.
With pattern order, we can adjust it to your body shape.
This dress is one of a kind.