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オーダーメイド (oodaameido) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
オーダーメイド also: オーダーメード · オーダー・メイド · オーダー・メード
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He is wearing a tailor-made suit.
This shop makes custom-made shoes.
Usage patterns オーダーメイドの 〈 物もの 〉 a made-to-order ~ (e.g. suit, shoes)
He owns several made-to-order suits.
〈 物もの 〉 をオーダーメイドで 作つく る to have something custom-made
We had our wedding rings custom-made.
〈 物もの 〉 をオーダーメイドする to order something custom-made
She ordered a custom-made dress.
Related words 特注 is a more business-like term for a special custom order (often for products or parts), while オーダーメイド is used mainly for personal items like clothing.
誂え is an older, more traditional Japanese word for something made to order, whereas オーダーメイド is the modern, more common wasei-eigo term.
オーダーメイド refers to any custom-made clothing item, while オートクチュール specifically denotes the exclusive, hand-crafted high fashion produced by recognized Paris couture houses.
オーダーメイド refers to something made to order from scratch, while カスタム can also mean modifying an already existing product.
Opposites ready-made; off-the-shelf; ready-to-wear · ready-made; found object
既製品 is the native Japanese term for factory-made, off-the-shelf goods, contrasting with オーダーメイド's individually tailored items.
既製 describes mass-produced, ready-made goods, while オーダーメイド refers to items custom-made to an individual's specifications.
Written forms オーダーメード
Variant spelling; less common but still encountered.
オーダー ・ メイド
Explicitly separated form; rarely used in practice.
オーダー ・ メード
Explicitly separated variant; rarely used in practice.
Etymology Wasei-eigo derived from English 'order made'. The natural English equivalent is 'made-to-order' or 'custom-made'.
