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Military Japanese
- c. Dates:
- 1. 17-4-12 = 17th year of Shōwa - April 12th
- 1. 17-4-12 = April 12, 1942
- 2. 2-8-14 = Year 2602 (traditional) - August 14th
- 2. 2-8-14 = August 14, 1942
As explained in Japanese and Western Chronology Compared, page 46, the Japanese use two types of calendars, the era and the traditional. The order of writing is always: year - month - date. Therefore, common sense tells one that 17 in the first example refers to the 17th year of Shōwa (1942), and 2 in the second example represents the last unit of the traditional year 2602 (1942).
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昭和 15 年 3 月 2 日
| Shōwa 15th yr. 1940 |
3rd month March |
2nd day 2 |
| note: | 1st two characters | = Shōwa |
| 3rd character | = year | |
| 4th character | = month | |
| 5th character | = date |
Table of Money, Weights and Measures
a. Money:*
| 01 rin | 01/10 cent |
| 01 sen | 01 cent |
| 05 sen | 05 cents |
| 10 sen | 10 cents |
| 20 sen | 20 cents |
| 50 sen | 50 cents |
| 01 yen | 01 dollar |
*Not corresponding value, but corresponding units.
b. Weights:
| 1 monme | 0.1325 oz. |
| 1 kin | 1 lb.* |
| 1 kan | 8.28 lbs. |
| | |
| 1 guramu | 1 gramme |
| 1 kiro (kiroguramu) | 1 kilogramme |
| 1 pondo | 1 pound |
| 1 ton | 1 ton |
*Corresponding unit.
