soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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ぐっすりFrequency rank: 10,697. – 10,717.
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soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
This word is used to describe a deep state of sleep where a person is not easily disturbed. It emphasizes the quality of sleep being very restful and undisturbed.
No sooner had the younger brother gone into the forest than he found the river, swam across it, and there on the other side was the she-bear, fast asleep.
Lingaku