病びょう気きがち

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

prone to illness; sickly; often ill

Describes a person who tends to get sick frequently or has a weak constitution. Often used with ～の人 or as a な-adjective.

• 彼かれは子こ供どもの頃ころから病びょう気きがちで、よく学がっ校こうを休やすんでいた。

  He has been prone to illness since childhood and often missed school.

• 病びょう気きがちな人ひとは、普ふ段だんから栄えい養ように気きをつけたほうがいい。

  People who are often ill should pay attention to their nutrition on a daily basis.