陰いん数すう

noun

even number (unlucky in Onmyōdō); ying number

In Onmyōdō numerology, even numbers are considered yin and unlucky. The literal translation 'ying number' is a direct rendering of the concept.

• 陰陽道おんみょうどうでは、陰いん数すうは不ふ吉きつとされる。

  In Onmyōdō, even numbers are considered unlucky.

• 陰いん数すうにあたる日ひは、祝いわい事ごとを避さける風ふう習しゅうがあった。

  There was a custom of avoiding celebrations on days that fell on even numbers.