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1880 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 13

1880 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 13

明治13年

Meiji 13 · written M13 on forms

Meijiera13year of the era

How to read it

1880 minus 1868, the year Meiji began, plus one, gives 13: 明治13年. The shortcut Japanese people use: add 67 to a Meiji year and you have the last two digits of the Western year — 13 + 67 = 80. On paper it is M13: forms print the era options — 明・大・昭・平・令, or the letters M T S H R — beside the date box, and you circle one and write the number.

Other years

Every year of the Meiji era → · How the Japanese calendar works, and every year 1868–2050