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Japanese Era Converter

Convert between Japanese eras (Reiwa, Heisei, Shōwa, Taishō, Meiji) and Western years.

Year or era

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Character Count

Count kanji, hiragana, katakana, and total characters in Japanese text.

Full-width / Half-width

Convert between full-width (zenkaku) and half-width (hankaku) characters, including half-width katakana.

Kanji to Romaji

Transliterate Japanese text with kanji into readable romaji (Latin letters).