Word Meaning 発つ鳥後を濁さず

たつとりあとをにごさず tatsutoriato o nigosazu

発つ鳥後を濁さず is read as たつとりあとをにごさず (tatsutoriato o nigosazu) and means it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself.

Meaning

English

  1. it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself
  2. a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave
  3. on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order

Reading

Kana

たつとりあとをにごさず

Romaji

tatsutoriato o nigosazu

Writing Variants

  • 発つ鳥あとを濁さず たつとりあとをにごさず tatsutoriatoonigosazu
  • 発つ鳥跡を濁さず たつとりあとをにごさず tatsutoriato o nigosazu
  • 立つ鳥あとを濁さず たつとりあとをにごさず tatsutoriatoonigosazu
  • 立つ鳥後を濁さず たつとりあとをにごさず tatsutoriato o nigosazu
  • 立つ鳥跡を濁さず たつとりあとをにごさず tatsutoriato o nigosazu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 56 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 104087 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飛ぶ鳥跡を濁さず

とぶとりあとをにごさず

it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself

開発後評価

かいはつごひょうか

system follow-up

後発々展途上国

こうはつはってんとじょうこく

least developed among developing nations

後を濁す

あとをにごす

to leave a bad impression behind

後発

こうはつ

starting late

最後発

さいこうはつ

last entrant (to a race, market, etc.)

後鳥羽院

ごとばいん

ex-Emperor Gotoba

発条

ばね

spring

発展

はってん

playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual)

発端

ほったん

origin

発揮

はっき

show (of power, ability, etc.)

発芽

はつが

germination