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1911 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 44

1911 in the Japanese calendar: Meiji 44

明治44年

Meiji 44 · written M44 on forms

Meijiera44year of the era

How to read it

1911 minus 1868, the year Meiji began, plus one, gives 44: 明治44年. The shortcut Japanese people use: add 67 to a Meiji year and you have the last two digits of the Western year — 44 + 67 = 11. On paper it is M44: 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