2006-08-09 12:09:04 · 19 answers · asked by Angel D 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I believe that the number 4 is the number of death.
About.com says:
The Japanese don't like the number 4 and 9 because of their pronunciation. Four is pronounced "shi" which is the same pronunciation as death. Nine is pronounced "ku" which has the same pronunciation as agony or torture.
There are many hospitals that don't have these numbers as the room number or even the floor number. The Japanese also dislike Friday the13th, though many of them are not Christians. There are no seats with numbers 4, 9 and 13 on passenger planes of the All Nippon Airways.
On the other hand, the number 8 is considered a lucky number. This is because of the shape of the kanji character for eight. The two strokes are wider at the bottom, suggesting a better time or better things to come in the future.
2006-08-09 12:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
4
2006-08-09 19:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by jake 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Number 4 is considered an unlucky number in Japan & elsewhere too!
4 & 8 Are not compatible numbers : so they believe!
Soon, they'll find all the numbers (0 to 9 )are unlucky!
2006-08-09 19:53:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
6
2006-08-09 19:10:51 · answer #4 · answered by lowkey616 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
8 9 1945 - date of Nagasaki bombing
8 6 1945 - date of Hiroshima bombing
12 7 1941 - date of pearl harbor that started it all
So i would say the numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 1941, and 1945 are all unlucky numbers for japan
2006-08-09 19:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by Strikernow 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
4 and 9.
2006-08-10 07:16:20 · answer #6 · answered by loki_niflheim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
13 japan has some places who wouldnt allow the building of a 13th floor
2006-08-09 19:12:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
4 = bad
2006-08-09 19:11:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
4, the word for 4 sounds like the word for death.
2006-08-09 19:22:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The number 2. That is how many atomic bombs we dropped on them to save our soldiers' lives.
2006-08-09 19:12:18 · answer #10 · answered by Dino4747 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋