体質
Meanings
physical constitution; predisposition; tendency
Refers to a person's inherent physical make-up, often in medical or health contexts, including susceptibility to illness or reactions to substances.
He has an allergic constitution.
I started exercising to improve my physical constitution.
Extended use for the inherent character or culture of a group, organization, or system, often implying something deeply rooted and hard to change.
That company has a conservative nature.
We need to reform the organization's character.
Usage patterns
- 体質を改善するto improve one's (physical) constitution
I changed my diet and improved my constitution.
- 〈物〉が体質に合わないsomething doesn't agree with one's constitution
This medicine doesn't seem to agree with my constitution.
- 体質が変わるone's constitution changes
I feel like my constitution has changed as I've gotten older.
- 〈事〉の体質を改めるto reform the deep-rooted culture of something (an organization, system, etc.)
There is a need to reform the culture of this company.
- 体質を受け継ぐto inherit a (physical) constitution
He inherited his allergic constitution from his father.