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Shōwa 23 in the Western calendar
昭和二十三年
=
1948
Year 23 of the Shōwa era is 1948 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1948
Kanji form
昭和二十三年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
S23
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
戊子 Earth Rat
Era position
Year 23 of 64
Shōwa era (Dec 25, 1926 – Jan 7, 1989)
Age today
How to read it
On coins and formal documents the year is written 昭和二十三年 — 二十三 is two-ten-three, so it reads 23.
Quick conversion rule: Shōwa year + 1925 = Western year (Shōwa 23 + 1925 = 1948).