明治27年 (Meiji 27) is 1894 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Meiji 27 (明治27年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1894 in the Western calendar.
1894 is the Year of the Horse (午（うま） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 甲午.
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 27 is written 明治27年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated M27 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
