How to say "kit" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounCovers 'kit' in its familiar English sense: a set of parts, tools, or materials supplied together for a particular job, such as assembly or repair. As a direct loanword, it is the closest match.
- 一式いっしきnounMeans a complete set or outfit — all the items taken together as a whole. It fits 'kit' only in that 'everything supplied' sense; for a packaged kit of parts or tools, キット is the word.
Use 「キット」 for 'kit' in its English sense — a set of parts or tools supplied together for a job — and 一式 when you mean a complete set or outfit, everything taken as one whole.
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