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    3. 立つ鳥跡を濁さず

    立つ鳥跡を濁さず

    立たつ​鳥とり跡あとを​濁にごさ​ず​

    it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab56 strokes

    立つ鳥あとを濁さず立つ鳥後を濁さず発つ鳥あとを濁さず発つ鳥後を濁さず発つ鳥跡を濁さず

    たつとりあとをにごさず

    Expressions

    1.
    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

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    Characters that make up this word

    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    鳥
    とり…(4)
    bird・chicken
    Kanji
    跡
    あと…(1)
    tracks・mark・print・impression
    Kanji
    濁
    にご.る・にご.す…(3)
    voiced・uncleanness・wrong・nigori・impurity
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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