Title : Number 4 in Korea In Korea, we have number 4 like the number 13 in Western. When you ride on the elevator in Korea, you may confused by finding that there was no 4 floor button. There is just 'F' charactor on the button means four. Because the number 4, we speak it as 'sa' in Korean. 'sa' means death as another meaning. People are reluctant to use 4 not only the floor, but also the plate number or anything else when the number 4 used except for the baseball player's back number.

Title: The Number 4 in Korea.

In Korea, the number 4 is like the number 13 in Western culture. When you ride on an elevator in Korea, you may be confused by finding that there is no 4th floor button. There is just an "F" character on the button which means 4. The number 4, 'sa' in Korean, means death. People are reluctant to use 4 not only for floors, but also for plate numbers or anything else. The one exception to this is that it is acceptable to use on baseball players' jerseys.