What does 平成 mean?
平成 is a Japanese noun meaning “Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)” in English. It is written as 平成 in kanji, へいせい in hiragana, and heisei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
平成１６年１月１日から、改正労働基準法が施行されます。
The reformed Labour Standards Act will be in force from Jan 1st 2004.