noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective
skinny; thin and bony
Describes a person who is very thin, often with a negative or unflattering nuance, suggesting a lack of healthy flesh.
He is skinny and always prone to getting sick.
She is self-conscious about her thin and bony figure.
Standard kanji spelling.
Compound of 痩せ (yase, 'thinness', from verb 痩せる) and ぎす (gisu, possibly from キス, an old word for 'lean' or 'bony'). The exact derivation of ぎす is uncertain.