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Is there any reason (cultural or social) to prefer the reading「よん」 over 「し」 for the number 4?
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I guess that because し sounds like 死(death), some people avoid to count 4 し.
く（9） also sounds like 苦(suffering), some people call it きゅう.
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I guess that because し sounds like 死(death), some people avoid to count 4 し.
く（9） also sounds like 苦(suffering), some people call it きゅう.
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