Sleep and tiredness
Core words, Stage 3chunk 75 of 76Sound and feeling words
Lets you say how you slept and how tired you are.
- gussurisoundly (asleep)
- furafuradizzy, unsteady; drifting aimlessly
- kutakutaworn out, exhausted
- utoutodozing off, nodding off
Mix-ups Utouto is light dozing, gussuri deep sleep; furafura is dizzy, kutakuta worn out.
gussuri
soundly (asleep)
Almost always with neru or nemuru.
Gussuri nemureta? (Did you sleep well?) is a common morning question.
kinou wa gussuri neta.
I slept like a log last night.
昨日はぐっすり寝た。
kinou wa gussuri nemuremashita.
I slept really well last night.
昨日はぐっすり眠れました。
Written ぐっすりRank #6536 in 3,030 TV dramas
furafura
dizzy, unsteady; drifting aimlessly
Usually furafura suru: feeling faint from hunger, fever or tiredness.
Also drifting about with no aim, or someone who won't commit. A spinning dizziness is memai.
netsu ga atte, chotto furafura suru.
I've got a fever and feel a bit dizzy.
熱があって、ちょっとフラフラする。
netsu ga atte, chotto furafura shimasu.
I have a fever and feel a bit dizzy.
熱があって、ちょっとフラフラします。
Written フラフラ · ふらふらRank #6793 in 3,030 TV dramas
kutakuta
polite kutakuta desu
worn out, exhausted
Usually kutakuta da or kutakuta ni naru, after a long day.
Stronger than tsukareta. Also clothes or vegetables gone limp.
ichinichi aruite, mou kutakuta.
I walked all day and I'm totally worn out.
一日歩いて、もうくたくた。
ichinichi aruite, mou kutakuta desu.
I walked all day and I'm totally worn out.
一日歩いて、もうくたくたです。
Written くたくた · くたくたですRank #28027 in 3,030 TV dramas
utouto
dozing off, nodding off
Usually utouto suru: drifting into light sleep, like on a train.
Light sleep, the opposite of gussuri.
densha de utouto shichatta.
I nodded off on the train.
電車でうとうとしちゃった。
densha de utouto shite shimaimashita.
I nodded off on the train.
電車でうとうとしてしまいました。
Written うとうとRank #35808 in 3,030 TV dramas