Word Meaning 立つ鳥跡を濁さず
たつとりあとをにごさず
tatsutoriato o nigosazu
立つ鳥跡を濁さず 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
- it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself
- a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave
- 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
- 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