昭和19年 (Showa 19) is 1944 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Yes. Showa 19 (昭和19年 in Japanese) corresponds to 1944 in the Western calendar.
1944 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.
Showa 19 is written 昭和19年 in Japanese. It is also commonly abbreviated S19 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
