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1893 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 26

1893 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 26

明治26年

Meiji 26 · written M26 on forms

Meijiera26year of the era

How to read it

1893 minus 1868, the year Meiji began, plus one, gives 26: 明治26年. The shortcut Japanese people use: add 67 to a Meiji year and you have the last two digits of the Western year — 26 + 67 = 93. On paper it is M26: 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