病びょう弱じゃく

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 病びょう弱じゃくな〈人ひと〉a sickly/frail person

  病びょう弱じゃくな子こ供どもは無む理りをしないほうがいい。

  A sickly child shouldn't push themselves too hard.

• 病びょう弱じゃくで〈動どう詞し〉to do something because of being sickly (e.g. miss school)

  彼かれは病びょう弱じゃくで学がっ校こうをよく休やすんでいた。

  He often missed school because he was sickly.

• 病びょう弱じゃくな体たい質しつa constitutionally weak/sickly body

  彼かの女じょは昔むかしから病びょう弱じゃくな体たい質しつで、よく熱ねつを出だす。

  She's always had a sickly constitution and often runs a fever.