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?

anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5694/…, probably the same how Japanese numbers are structured — Memor-X, Jan 7 '14 at 2:35

ton.yeung · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-07 05:02:29Z

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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)

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This is a Chinese heritage, as can be read in the article you cited. – Flamma Jan 8 '14 at 1:12

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Aki Tanaka · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-26 10:14:40Z

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

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