明治17年 (Meiji 17) is 1884 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Meiji 17 (明治17年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1884 in the Western calendar.
1884 is the Year of the Monkey (申（さる） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 甲申.
It depends on whether they have had their birthday yet this year. The box near the top of this page calculates both possible ages automatically from today's date — the lower number is their age before their birthday, the higher number is their age after.
Meiji 17 is written 明治17年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated M17 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
