JLPT N4 · Onomatopoeia

ぐっすり

soundly (sleep)

Stroke order of ぐっすり

4 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

ぐ · 3 strokesっ · 1 strokesす · 2 strokes り · 2 strokes

Memory trick

GUSSURI — 'goose-sleepy': sleeping soundly like a goose on a pillow.

Parts: adverb; with 寝る/眠る

The characters in ぐっすり

ぐぐ — gu (3 strokes)
すす — su (2 strokes)
りり — ri (2 strokes)

Example sentence

昨日はぐっすり寝ました。

きのうはぐっすりねました。

I slept soundly last night.

More words: Onomatopoeia

そわそわrestless; fidgety がっかりdisappointed にこにこsmiling どきどきheart pounding わくわくexcited いらいらirritated ぺらぺらfluent ぴかぴかsparkling; shiny ばらばらscattered; in pieces ごろごろlazing around; rumbling ざあざあpouring (rain)のんびりrelaxed; carefree すっきりrefreshed; neat ぺこぺこstarving きらきらglittering がらがらempty; rattling

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