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.
He is of weak constitution and often misses school.
I am caring for my mother who is in ill health.
Compound of 病 (byō, 'illness') and 身 (shin, 'body'). The reading しん for 身 is the on'yomi, forming a Sino-Japanese word.