難病 なんびょう Meanings Noun serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness Kanji 難 difficult. Read as ナン. 病 illness. Read as ビョウ. Common phrases 難病を患う 難病を抱える 難病と闘う 難病に苦しむ 難病にかかる Words containing 難病 指定難病 (していなんびょう) designated intractable disease (covered by a specific medical expenses subsidy) Word lists Medicine Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists