noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
slender build; thin body type
Describes a naturally thin or lean physique. The medical term 'leptosome' is a technical equivalent but rarely used in everyday English.
彼は痩せ型で、いくら食べても太らない。
He has a slender build and never gains weight no matter how much he eats.
痩せ型の人は、筋肉をつけるのが難しいことがある。
People with a thin body type sometimes find it hard to build muscle.
Less common variant; 痩せ型 is preferred.
Compound of 痩せ (yase, 'thinness', from verb 痩せる) and 型 (kata, 'type, model').