仕 立 屋(したてや)

したてや

noun

tailor; dressmaker

1. tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop

A person or shop that makes or alters clothing to fit individual customers. Can refer to either the craftsperson or the establishment.

仕立屋(したてや)にスーツを頼(たの)んだ。

I ordered a suit from the tailor.

この町(まち)には腕(うで)のいい仕立屋(したてや)がある。

There's a skilled tailor in this town.

祖母(そぼ)は若(わか)い頃(ころ)、仕立屋(したてや)で着物(きもの)の仕立(した)てを習(なら)った。

My grandmother learned kimono tailoring at a tailor's shop when she was young.

A traditional occupation word formed from 仕立(した)て (tailoring, sewing) + 屋(や) (shop/person). While dedicated tailor shops have become less common in modern Japan, the word is still used and understood.

Common collocations

仕立屋(したてや)に出(だ)す: to send to the tailor
仕立屋(したてや)に頼(たの)む: to commission a tailor
腕(うで)のいい仕立屋(したてや): a skilled tailor

Related words

仕立(した)てる: to tailor; to sew — the verb form
オーダーメイド: custom-made — the modern loanword alternative
洋裁(ようさい): Western dressmaking
和裁(わさい): Japanese garment making

Related Words

Related: 仕立(した)てる (to tailor)

Related: 洋裁(ようさい) (Western dressmaking)

Related: 和裁(わさい) (Japanese garment making)

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Added 2026.5.5 20:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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