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Shōwa 4 in the Western calendar
昭和四年
=
1929
Year 4 of the Shōwa era is 1929 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1929
Kanji form
昭和四年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
S4
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
己巳 Earth Snake
Era position
Year 4 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 昭和四年 — 四 is four, so it reads 4.
Quick conversion rule: Shōwa year + 1925 = Western year (Shōwa 4 + 1925 = 1929).