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==Conversion table==

To convert any [[Gregorian calendar]] year between 1868 and 1912 to [[Japanese calendar]] year in Meiji era, 1867 needs to be subtracted from the year in question.▼

===Before 1873===

Prior to Japan adopting the [[Gregorian calendar]], it used the lunisolar Japanese calendar. The first five years of the era correspond to the following date ranges in the Gregorian calendar:

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Conversion table for the first five years of the Meiji era to the Gregorian calendar

! Meiji year !! Gregorian date range

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| 1 || October 23, 1868 – February 10, 1869

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| 2 || February 11, 1869 – January 31, 1870

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| 3 || February 1, 1870 – February 18, 1871

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| 4 || February 19, 1871 – February 8, 1872

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| 5 || February 9 – December 31, 1872

|}

===Since 1873===

▲On January 1, 1873, Japan adopted the Gregorian calendar. To convert any [[Gregorian calendar]] year between 18681873 and 1912 to [[Japanese calendar]] year in Meiji era, 1867 needs to be subtracted from the year in question.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|-

!Meiji|| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16 || 17 || 18

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|AD|| 1868 || 1869 || 1870 || 1871 || 1872 || 1873 || 1874 || 1875 || 1876 || 1877 || 1878 || 1879 || 1880 || 1881 || 1882 || 1883 || 1884 || 1885

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!Meiji|| 17 || 18 || 19 || 20 || 21 || 22 || 23 || 24 || 25 || 26 || 27 || 28 || 29 || 30 || 31 || 32

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|AD|| 1884 || 1885 || 1886 || 1887 || 1888 || 1889 || 1890 || 1891 || 1892 || 1893 || 1894 || 1895 || 1896 || 1897 || 1898 || 1899

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!Meiji|| 33 || 34 || 35 || 36 || 37 || 38 || 39 || 40 || 41 || 42 || 43 || 44 || 45