1.
slender build; thin body type
a body type characterized by being thin or lean, as a natural physical constitution
彼はやせ形だ。
He has a slender build.
やせ形の人は冬に寒さを感じやすい。
People with a thin build tend to feel the cold more in winter.
母はやせ形で、食べても太らない体質だ。
My mother has a slender build and a constitution where she doesn't gain weight even when she eats.
A compound of やせ (thin, from 痩せる) and 形 (type, build). Describes a person's natural body constitution rather than a temporary state of thinness.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- やせ形の人: a person with a thin build
- やせ形の体型: a slender body type
RELATED BODY TYPE TERMS:
- 太り形: heavy-set build, stout body type
- 中肉中背: average build and height
- がっしり形: sturdy, solid build
- 小柄: small-framed, petite
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 痩せ型: same word written with the kanji for やせ
- スリム: slim — a loanword, often used as a compliment
- ほっそり: slender — an adverb/adjective describing a graceful thinness