Converter › Shōwa era › Shōwa 58
Shōwa 58 in the Western calendar
昭和五十八年
=
1983
Year 58 of the Shōwa era is 1983 in the Western calendar.
Western year
1983
Kanji form
昭和五十八年
as stamped on coins
Abbreviation
S58
on licenses & forms
Zodiac
癸亥 Water Pig
Era position
Year 58 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 昭和五十八年 — 五十八 is five-ten-eight, so it reads 58.
Quick conversion rule: Shōwa year + 1925 = Western year (Shōwa 58 + 1925 = 1983).