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1907 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 40

1907 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 40

明治40年

Meiji 40 · written M40 on forms

Meijiera40year of the era

How to read it

1907 minus 1868, the year Meiji began, plus one, gives 40: 明治40年. The shortcut Japanese people use: add 67 to a Meiji year and you have the last two digits of the Western year — 40 + 67 = 07. On paper it is M40: 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