Definition of 飛ぶ鳥跡を濁さず (とぶとりあとをにごさず)

ととりあとにご

飛ぶ鳥跡を濁さず

とぶとりあとをにごさず

tobutoriatowonigosazu

View details for kanji: 飛View details for kanji: 鳥View details for kanji: 跡View details for kanji: 濁
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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(proverb)
See also:跡を濁す (あとをにごす),  立つ鳥跡を濁さず
Related Kanji
飛 fly, skip (pages), scatter
鳥 bird, chicken
跡 tracks, mark, print, impression
濁 voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity