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Japanese word
カスタム
Pronunciation
Romajikasutamu
Meaning
- nouncustom
Example
カスタム仕様の車を買いました。ka su ta mu shi yō no kuruma o ka i ma shi ta
I bought a car with custom specifications.
More examples
注文時にカスタムの内容を店員に伝えます。chū mon ji ni ka su ta mu no nai yō o ten in ni tsuta e ma su
When placing the order, I tell the clerk what I want customized.
Core concept
Describes a version of something specially adjusted or made to fit a particular person's preferences.
Common phrases
車のカスタムkuruma no ka su ta mu
car customization
カスタムパーツka su ta mu pā tsu
custom parts
カスタム仕様ka su ta mu shi yō
custom specifications
Similar words
改造kaizō: A change made to an existing thing to give it a different form or function.
特注tokuchū: An item or service made specially in response to a particular order.
オーダーメイドōdāmeido: An item made to match a customer's individual measurements or preferences.
Definition in Japanese
既製品などを特定の目的や好みに合わせて改造・調整したもの。ki sei hin na do o toku tei no moku teki ya kono mi ni a wa se te kai zō chō sei shi ta mo no
Word origin
カスタム (kasutamu, "custom modification") is borrowed from English custom, whose senses developed from Old French custume and Latin consuetudo, "established practice."
Usage tips
- In English, custom usually modifies a noun, as in custom car, whereas Japanese uses カスタム (kasutamu) by itself for a modified vehicle.
Other meanings
- custom-builtnoun
Opposites
- 既製品kiseihinoff-the-shelf productnoun
Related words
- カスタムするkasutamusurucustomizeverb
- カスタム化kasutamukacustomizationnoun