1886 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 19
明治19年
Meiji 19 · written M19 on forms
Meijiera19year of the era
How to read it
1886 minus 1868, the year Meiji began, plus one, gives 19: 明治19年. The shortcut Japanese people use: add 67 to a Meiji year and you have the last two digits of the Western year — 19 + 67 = 86. On paper it is M19: 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
