病びょう身しん

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

weak constitution; ill health

Refers to a person's chronically weak physical condition or susceptibility to illness. Often used in descriptive phrases like 病身の or 病身で.

• 彼かれは病びょう身しんで、よく学がっ校こうを休やすむ。

  He is of weak constitution and often misses school.