Japanese symbol for “strait”
瀬戸
せと
Romaji: seto
strait; channel
In Japanese, strait is 瀬戸, read せと (seto).
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Meanings
- n strait; channel
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “strait”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海峡 | かいきょう kaikyou | channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | channel; strait |
| 海門 | かいもん kaimon | strait; channel |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浅瀬 | あさせ asase | shoal; shallows; sand bar |
| 高瀬 | たかせ takase | shallow river; shallows |
| 瀬戸際 | せとぎわ setogiwa | brink; verge; critical moment |
| 早瀬 | はやせ hayase | swift current; rapids |
| 川瀬 | かわせ kawase | rapids; shallows of a river |
| 江戸 | えど edo | Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo |
| 井戸 | いど ido | water well |
| 戸籍 | こせき koseki | family register |
See also: Chinese symbol for “strait”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.