Word Meaning 飛ぶ鳥跡を濁さず

とぶとりあとをにごさず tobutoriato o nigosazu

飛ぶ鳥跡を濁さず is read as とぶとりあとをにごさず (tobutoriato 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

とぶとりあとをにごさず

Romaji

tobutoriato o nigosazu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 65 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 135360 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

飛鳥浄御原令

あすかきよみはらりょう

Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 A.D.)

飛鳥浄御原律令

あすかきよみはらりつりょう

Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 CE)

発つ鳥後を濁さず

たつとりあとをにごさず

it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself

飛鳥時代

あすかじだい

Asuka period (550-710 CE)

飛跡

ひせき

track

飛鳥

ひちょう

flying bird

飛ぶ鳥

とぶとり

flying bird

飛べない鳥

とべないとり

flightless bird

飛躍

ひやく

leap

飛行士

ひこうし

pilot