also: せきだ · せちだ
leather-soled sandals; setta
Traditional Japanese sandals with leather soles, often worn with kimono or by Buddhist monks. The reading せった is standard; せきだ and せちだ are rare or archaic.
He took a walk wearing a kimono and setta sandals.
Setta have leather soles, so they are slippery on rainy days.
Zōri are flat sandals with various sole materials, while setta specifically have leather soles.
Geta are wooden clogs with elevated teeth, unlike the flat leather-soled setta.
Most common kanji spelling for this word.
Alternate reading for 雪駄; less common than せった.
Archaic reading of 雪駄.
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 雪駄.
Rare kanji spelling associated with the reading せきだ.
The word likely derives from 雪 (setsu, 'snow') and 駄 (da, 'shoe'), possibly because the leather soles provided better grip in snow. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.