ext_124056 ([identity profile] kass-rants.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] gurdymonkey 2007-07-22 09:08 pm (UTC)

No. Seven ("shichi") sounds too much like death ("shi"). That is why the numbers change to the native Japanese words ("nana") for seven (and four for the same reasons) when naming days or months.

You also never buy anyone a gift of four or seven anything.

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