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Heisei 31 in the Western calendar
平成三十一年
=
2019
Year 31 of the Heisei era is 2019 in the Western calendar.
Western year
2019
Kanji form
平成三十一年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
H31
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
己亥 Earth Pig
Era position
Year 31 of 31
Heisei era (Jan 8, 1989 – Apr 30, 2019)
Age today
Era-change year
Heisei 31 covered January 1 – April 30, 2019. From May 1, 2019 the same calendar year became Reiwa 1.
How to read it
On coins and formal documents the year is written 平成三十一年 — 三十一 is three-ten-one, so it reads 31.
Quick conversion rule: Heisei year + 1988 = Western year (Heisei 31 + 1988 = 2019).