How to say "tailor" in Japanese

• 仕立てるしたてるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe verb: to tailor a garment, cutting and sewing it to fit the wearer. Typical context: having a suit made to measure at a tailor's rather than buying it off the rack.
  生地きじを預あずければドレスを仕立したててくれますか。↗

  Will you make me up a dress if I give you the material?
• テーラーCommon
  nounThe noun: a tailor, the person who makes clothes to order, or such a shop. Use it when 'tailor' names the tradesperson or the shop, not the action of making the clothes.
  テーラーさんはパーティーに来こなければよかったと思おもっている。↗

  Mr Taylor wishes he had not come to the party.

Choose 「仕立てる」 when 'tailor' is the verb for making a garment to fit, 「テーラー」 when it is the noun for the tailor or the shop; neither expresses the figurative sense of adapting something to particular needs.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 仕立てるしたてるto tailor
• テーラーtailor
• 仕立て屋したてやtailor
• 裁縫師さいほうしtailor
• 縫工ほうこうtailor
• 服屋ふくやclothing shop
• 洋服屋ようふくやtailor