Why is 44 a bad number?

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In episode 13 of Gundam Build Fighters, the number 44 comes up as a bad number.
Why is 44 considered a bad number?

http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5694/why-does-the-hospital-in-another-have-no-fourth-floor, probably the same how Japanese numbers are structured — Memor-X, Jan 07 '14 at 02:35

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 07 '14 at 05:02

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The link in the comment was correct.

Number four in Japan is considered bad luck.
This is because both four and death are pronounced the same way - shi. (source)

edited Jan 07 '14 at 05:02

ton.yeung

answered Jan 07 '14 at 02:57

xjshiya

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This is a Chinese heritage, as can be read in the article you cited. – Flamma Jan 08 '14 at 01:12

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 26 '18 at 10:14

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In both Chinese and Japanese language, the pronunciation of "death" and the number "four" are so close:

edited Jul 26 '18 at 10:14

Aki Tanaka

answered Jul 26 '18 at 09:29

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