How to say 'Soundly' in Japanese | ぐっすり

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The Japanese word for Soundly is 'Gussuri', written as ぐっすり in Japanese.

word

ぐっすり

Meaning

Soundly

Reading

Gussuri

Explanation

The Japanese adverb 'ぐっすり' describes sleeping deeply or soundly. It is often used to emphasize that someone is in a state of very deep sleep, undisturbed by external factors. For example: I slept soundly last night「昨夜はぐっすり眠れました」(さくやはぐっすりねむれました). The baby is sleeping soundly「赤ちゃんはぐっすり眠っている」(あかちゃんはぐっすりねむっている). This adverb is commonly paired with verbs like '眠る (ねむる)' (to sleep) to convey the idea of a restful, uninterrupted sleep.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Frequency

1458

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ぐっすり

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ぐ

Reading

hiragana

す

Reading

hiragana

り

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Gussuri' means 'Soundly' .

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