明治38年 (Meiji 38) is 1905 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Meiji 38 (明治38年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1905 in the Western calendar.
1905 is the Year of the Snake (巳（み） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 乙巳.
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 38 is written 明治38年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated M38 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
