Age and school-year estimates for those born in 1938

Man-nenrei, kazoedoshi, wareki, eto, and school years for people born in 1938, as of 30 August 2026. If you know the month and day, use the age calculator (this page assumes 2 April for a year-level lookup).

As-of date：30 August 2026(updated to today when you view the page)

Legal age (today)

88years

Legal age (31 Dec)

88years

Kazoedoshi

89years

Wareki (assumes 2 April)

昭和13年4月2日

Eto

戊寅（寅）

Elementary school

April 1945

Junior high

April 1951

High school

April 1954

High-school graduation

March 1957

Kanreki (approx. year)

1997

Facts on this page

・Legal age as of 30 August 2026 is 88

・Legal age on 31 December 2026 is 88

・Kazoedoshi is 89

・Wareki date of birth (assumes 2 April) is 昭和13年4月2日

・Eto is 戊寅 (寅)

・Elementary school starts April 1945

・Junior high starts April 1951

・High school starts April 1954

・High-school graduation is March 1957

・Kanreki (kazoedoshi) approx. year is 1997

・Yakudoshi (male, kazoedoshi 89): none

・Yakudoshi (female, kazoedoshi 89): none

Assumptions

For searches without a month and day, we assume a 2 April birthday.

The static as-of date (build time) is 30 August 2026. After load we update it to today.