Such as not like what numbers
For example Chinese don't like to hear 4 words
In fact, Japan has a similar phenomenon of taboo numbers
For example, they don't like 4 and 9
Because the pronunciation is similar to the pronunciation of "death" and "suffering"
Since ancient times, the singular has been an auspicious number in Japan
And mostly used for festive events
Friends who have been to Japan know that there is a festival in Japan called 753 Festival
It is a holiday to bless children
It can be seen that Japanese people generally like odd numbers
In addition to the Japanese people's favorite numbers 3 and 7,
I also have a soft spot for the number 8.
There are several reasons for this
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1. The number "8" means vast and infinite possibilities.
Writing "8" horizontally becomes the mathematically common infinite symbol ∞.
The Japanese believe that 8 can bring infinite possibilities to people. In this way, the number "8" has become an auspicious number that Japanese people like.
2. The Chinese character "八" is the shape of "open".
(Upper narrow and lower width)
Japanese 认为 "8" Representative "Sue spread" intention.
「末広がり」( すえひろがり): The meaning of gradual prosperity (prosperity, prosperity, prosperity). From this point of view, it seems that the "hair" in our Chinese concept is also similar to the same thing.
3. The number "8" is a sacred number
In Japan's earliest register "Kojiki" japanese and Nihon Shoki, e.g., Ohachishima, Yahirodoko, Yatagarasu, Yashidaru;
Gai, Kamiko's three great sacred treasures: Yakami, Yatibumi, Yasaka Magatama. Tokyo's number "8" figure.
In addition, there are many interesting facts about the number 8 in Japan
1,88 岁为 "Beiju"
If the word "rice" is taken apart, it is read from top to bottom as "eighty-eight".
The Japanese have made the auspicious 88-year-old "Yone shou".
2. Eighty-eight houses in the four countries
A tour of the eighty-eight institutes in Shikoku, Japan. There are 88 temples on the island, representing 88 kinds of human troubles, so for the Japanese it is a path of spiritual purification and pilgrimage.
3. Hachiman Shrine
In Japan, "Hachiman" is a place name seen in every part of the country, which is why there is "Hachiman Shrine".
4, "Laughing Day"
Japan designates August 8 as "Smile Day." Because in Japanese, 8 is pronounced "はち", the consonant of "88" can be pronounced as "ハハ", which translates as "haha".
So, do you feel the charm of the number "8"?