Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 世田谷(Japanese Kanji) せたがや(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. SEH-TA-GA-YA [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 世 (se) meaning "world, generation, era", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley". This is the name of a special ward of Tokyo.