2019 in Japanese
二千十九
Updated June 2026
2019 in Japanese is 二千十九, written にせんじゅうきゅう in hiragana and read ni-sen-jū-kyū. Heisei 31 / Reiwa 1 (the era-change year)
NUMERAL
2019
KANJI
二千十九
HIRAGANA
にせんじゅうきゅう
ROMAJI
ni-sen-jū-kyū
Year context
Heisei 31 / Reiwa 1 (平成31年・令和元年). Emperor Akihito abdicated on 30 April 2019 and his son Naruhito acceded the next day, so 1 January to 30 April is Heisei 31 and 1 May onward is Reiwa 1 (令和元年). Japan also hosted the Rugby World Cup (20 September to 2 November 2019), the first held in Asia. Reiwa-era arithmetic: Reiwa 1 = 2019.
Real sentence examples
二千十九年五月一日に令和が始まりました (ni-sen-jū-kyū-nen go-gatsu tsuitachi ni reiwa ga hajimarimashita): the Reiwa era began on 1 May 2019.
令和元年にラグビーワールドカップが日本で開催されました (reiwa gan-nen ni ragubii waarudo kappu ga nihon de kaisai saremashita): the Rugby World Cup was held in Japan in the first year of Reiwa.
Pronunciation and morphology notes
2019 is ni-sen-jū-kyū, where 9 takes the reading kyū. It is the only recent year to span two imperial eras: Heisei 31 until 30 April, then Reiwa 1 from 1 May. The first year of any era is written 元年 (gan-nen, "origin year") rather than 一年, so 2019 is 令和元年 (Reiwa gan-nen), not 令和一年.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write 2019 in Japanese?
2019 is written 二千十九 in kanji and にせんじゅうきゅう in hiragana. In romaji (modified Hepburn) it is ni-sen-jū-kyū.
What is 2019 in hiragana?
2019 in hiragana is にせんじゅうきゅう. Hiragana spells out the reading ni-sen-jū-kyū phonetically; the kanji form is 二千十九.
What is 2019 in the Japanese imperial calendar?
2019 is Heisei 31 / Reiwa 1 (平成31年・令和元年) in the Japanese imperial (nengo) calendar.
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