明治21年 (Meiji 21) is 1888 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Meiji 21 (明治21年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1888 in the Western calendar.
1888 is the Year of the Rat (子（ね） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 戊子.
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 21 is written 明治21年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated M21 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
