like Chinese People Beliefs, Japanese cultured had a bad and good belief also, when they are reaching the age of bad luck numbers you will see them doing some things like approaching temple,having an offering,praying on a fall and climbing on a mountain.
(earthincolors.com)
maybe
some of you not aware of this beliefs neither i too, what are the
Japanese men and women bad luck ages? Japanese had a three reference for
being an unlucky age for men, in one place, the most danger ages for
men are 41,42 and 61. (earthincolors.com) how about women? i know you're wondering, some Japanese friends said are 19,26,32 and 33.and for children are 3,9 and 13 is considered unlucky as we known for an unlucky date also, some Japanese i know also told me that equal 88 is the total unluckiest ages of men. don't know yet whats the meaning of that, but now i get to understand quite about their beliefs. why Japanese keep on believing this misfortune age belief as of now?
-Basic reason-
that is all because of their language meaning. in japan language the no. 4 was "shi", 2 was "ni" so! 4= shi + 2=ni = shi-ni if you joined it,could "SHINI" and in Japanese word 'shini' means "Death" I'm Amazed with their simple and rare basing, you will notice that Japanese are dedicated on numbers.
Japanese numbers and its meaning in Japanese language: 42= death 9= suffering 33=trouble and disaster
-Trivia-
did you know that Japanese hospital never use or do not make room no. 4 and 9, if you ride on the elevator in japan you will notice that some numbers are missing.
Bad luck age are known "Yakudoshi"
in Japanese language,
and all Japanese people who reached the boundaries of the age above are
most people who approaching temples and get offering to get away with
this course and off misfortune.
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oww! really? this is one unique post i've read today len! great post!
ReplyDeleteim glad to found your blog! done great with this because i do believe this belief too!
ReplyDeletei guess its the same with chinese on how they pronounce the numbers and other words. like our condo where we live now we dont have number 4,14,24, as it sounds the same with another bad words/badluck so numbers falls to 3a, 13a,23a. cool eh? hehe
ReplyDeletereally? so japanese and chinese have the same belief either! thanks!
DeleteI've never heard about this before anyway just like us, Pinoys, they have a lot of superstitions din pala. ;) Also, I think you put a double "s" on Japanese on your title.
ReplyDelete(laughs) thanks JayL for noticing that! hehehe!
DeleteSome establishment avoid the 13th floor and in Taiwan, they don't have elevators for 2nd floor as they encourage to use stairs. These are interesting facts on numbers.
ReplyDeletePoor number 13. People have been uneasy about it since primitive men counted their ten fingers and two feet and came up with 12. After that came the unknown - 13. And anything unknown is scary.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that Japanese also have lots of beliefs regarding numbers..
ReplyDeleteWow, didn't know about these, thanks for the information. these are very interesting! :D
ReplyDeleteWell, that makes sense. A belief is a belief. Even us Filipinos, we're still overwhelmed with the numbers things --- like having no 13th floors and such.
ReplyDeletei really get it. good thing here in the philippines, it's only number 13 that was considered unlucky.
ReplyDeletewhoah! i have a japanese best friend but never mentioned anything to me like this.. maybe she doesnt know too coz she aged here? hmmm
ReplyDeleteSo this might be the reason why Japanese people live for so long. Researches revealed that many Japanese men are 100 years old and above.
ReplyDeleteIts the first time I've read that the Japanese also have this age of bad luck. Some may not be open in believing this. thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteAwww thankful my age number is not there yet :D
ReplyDeleteI may believe in luck but nothing beats the perseverance and prevention. Life is too short!
ReplyDeleteIf I were to believe this, that means I am in my bad luck age. OMG. Guess what ae do I belong? hehehe - KarenT
ReplyDeleteWith due respect to other people's beliefs, I'd rather not be limited too much with number signs. Very informative post though.
ReplyDeleteOh we have the same belief in Chinese. Four is "xi" which is also "death" so in Chinese building elevators, we don't have fourth floor as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of superstitious beliefs. I just believe in God.
ReplyDeleteChinese also have numbers as a badluck sign. They don't have number 4 too as it means death and they considered 13 as a good luck contrary to Filipino beliefs. I don't believe in bad and goodluck though :D
ReplyDeleteWe do have our own portentous beliefs too..
ReplyDeleteSo I think its understandable..
Personally, I think 33 is a great age..
For Men or for Women its the age that we are at the topmost peak of our life..
Our bones reached its strongest time.
They have lots of beliefs and I am quite shocked with the many numbers missing at the elevator. Oh my, I thought it was only number 13 considered bad luck or number!
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