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Nen ability names for Hunter x Hunter original characters: a short block of Hatsu from the series, each marked with its user, such as Bungee Gum (Hisoka), and new abilities in the same playful everyday English, such as Taffy Pull, Thirteenth Key, Pinky Promise and Button-Eyed Bear.

About Nen ability names

A Hatsu is the personal ability a Nen user builds in Hunter x Hunter, and its name is part of the design. Togashi usually gives an ability a short English phrase, often two words, taken from everyday life and a little playful: Bungee Gum, Chain Jail, Little Flower, Smoky Jail, Order Stamp. The name says what the power is like, not how strong it is.

Forty-eight entries are abilities from the series, in one common English rendering each, and every one carries its user in parentheses, as in Emperor Time (Kurapika). They are anchors for the style and not a full catalogue. Everything else is new. The new names follow the six Nen types: blunt physical names for Enhancers (Knuckle Sandwich), a substance or property with a joke in it for Transmuters (Taffy Pull), shots and deliveries for Emitters (Postcard Bullet), an object that implies a rule for Conjurers (Thirteenth Key), orders, puppets and phones for Manipulators (Speed Dial), and books, fortunes and borrowed skills for Specialists (Secondhand Talent). Some carry the type in square brackets.

The rest are Nen beasts and guardian spirits (Button-Eyed Bear), personas in the manner of Doctor Blythe (Nurse Peppermint), names built on a vow or a limitation (Pinky Promise) and joint abilities for two users (Needle and Thread).

How to choose Nen ability names

Start from an everyday thing, not from the power. A snack, a school rule, a piece of stationery or a playground game gives a name such as Hot Potato, Permission Slip or Red Pen, and the ability can be designed backward from it.
Let the name hint at the rule. Overdue Notice suggests a penalty that arrives late and Thirty-Day Warranty suggests a power with a time limit, which suits a conjured object that comes with a condition.
Match the tone to the Nen type: Enhancer names are blunt and physical, Transmuter names describe a texture or a temperature, and Manipulator names give an order.
A vow name is strongest when it states the restriction in plain words. One Shot Only, Never on a Tuesday and Left Hand Only tell a reader the cost before the fight starts.
Keep it short. Two or three words is the usual length in the series, and a name that fits in one speech bubble is easier to shout.

Frequently asked questions

Which names on this page are from Hunter x Hunter?

The entries with a character's name in parentheses, such as Bungee Gum (Hisoka), Godspeed (Killua), Skill Hunter (Chrollo) and Doctor Blythe (Neferpitou). There are forty-eight of them, each in one common English rendering, and translations differ between editions. They are a reference block, not a full catalogue of the series. Every entry without a user is new and written for this fan page, which has no link to the author or the publisher.

How are Nen abilities named in the series?

Most have a short English name, often two words, drawn from ordinary things such as a gum, a flower, a stamp or a children's game. Chain Jail, Little Flower, Order Stamp and Hide and Seek all sound harmless, and the contrast with what the ability does is part of the style. The new names here keep to that habit, as in Wet Cement, Piggy Bank Heist and Wrong Number.

What do the square brackets mean?

A bracket gives the Nen type a new name was written for, as in Cannonball Dive [Enhancer] or Sugar Glass [Transmuter]. It is a suggestion for an original character and appears on new entries only. Nothing stops you from giving a bracketed name to a user of another type, since a user in the series can learn abilities outside their own type at lower efficiency.

How do I name an ability with a vow or a limitation?

Put the condition into the name. Pinky Promise, Midnight Deadline, Rainy Days Only and Security Deposit each say what the user has agreed to give up or when the power works. In the series a stricter condition makes an ability stronger, so the name can double as a warning.

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All 500 Nen ability names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 10 names

Acupuncture Appointment
All Sales Final
Ant and Grasshopper
Ant Farm Foreman [Manipulator]
Antenna Garden
Attic Crow
Auntie Magpie
Auntie Static
Author's Note [Specialist]
Autopilot [Manipulator]

B: 45 names

Back Seat Driver
Balloon Animal Brigade [Emitter]
Bank Shot
Barber Monday
Barbershop Quartet
Barefoot Contract
Bathtub Whale
Battle Cantabile (Bonolenov)
Bear Hug
Beelzebub (Shaiapouf)
Bento Box Barrier
Best Foot Forward
Big Appetite
Big Bang Impact (Uvogin)
Big Brother Fist
Birthday Candle
Bitter Pill
Black Cat Crossing
Black Voice (Shalnark)
Blanket Bear
Blindfold Chess
Blinky (Shizuku)

B, continued

Boiling Point
Boomerang Kid [Emitter]
Borrowed Legs
Borrowed Library
Borrowed Time
Borrowed Umbrella
Bottlecap Beetle
Bottomless Thermos
Bouncy Castle
Bow and Fiddle
Bread and Jam
Brick by Brick
Brush and Canvas
Bubble Pipe Hounds
Bucket Brigade
Buddy System
Bull Rush Hour [Enhancer]
Bungee Gum (Hisoka)
Butler Fog
Buttered Floor
Butterfly Net
Button-Eyed Bear
Buzzer Beater [Emitter]

C: 41 names

Call and Response
Call Waiting [Manipulator]
Candle Wax Swan
Cannonball Dive [Enhancer]
Captain Bedtime
Caramel Clock
Carbonated Temper
Cat and Mouse
Cat Herder
Catch and Release
Chain Jail (Kurapika)
Chain Letter
Channel Surfer
Chef Thunder
Chimney Salamander
Clean Plate Club
Clockwork Choir
Clothesline Crane
Coach Whistle
Coat Rack Reindeer

C, continued

Coin Toss Court
Cold Shoulder
Comet Mail
Compound Interest
Conductor's Baton [Manipulator]
Confetti Cannon [Emitter]
Cookie Cutter
Copycat Nap
Corner Pocket
Cotton Candy Cloud
Count Tick-Tock
Count to Ten
Countdown (Genthru)
Cousin Cricket
Crazy Slots (Kite)
Cross My Heart
Crossing Guard
Crystal Ball Rental [Specialist]
Cup and Saucer
Cupboard Mouse King
Curveball [Emitter]

D: 25 names

Daisy Chain
Daylight Saving
Deal Breaker
Debt of Honor
Deep Purple (Morel)
Dial Tone Lullaby
Diary of Tomorrow
Do Not Open Until
Doctor Blythe (Neferpitou)
Doctor Thimble
Dodgeball Rules
Dog-Eared Page
Dollhouse Rules [Conjurer]
Door Buster [Enhancer]
Doormat Dog
Double Dutch
Double Machine Gun (Franklin)
Down Payment
Dowsing Chain (Kurapika)
Dragon Head (Zeno)
Dream Journal
Dry Ice Waltz
Duck Duck Goose
Duet for Four Hands
Dust Bunny Battalion

E: 13 names

Earworm [Manipulator]
Ebb and Flow
Electric Blanket [Transmuter]
Eleventh Hour
Emperor Time (Kurapika)
Empress Afternoon
Empty Birdcage
Empty Stomach
Engaged Tone
Exception to the Rule
Expiration Date
Express Delivery
Express Elevator [Emitter]

F: 19 names

Family Portrait
Family Recipe
Father Clock
Final Chapter
Final Notice
Final Offer
Firecracker Temper
Firework Finale
Fishing Permit
Five Second Rule
Flare Signal
Flying Disc Dog
Follow the Leader
Fortune Cookie
Forwarding Address
Four-Leaf Clover [Specialist]
Frost Window Stag
Full Swing
Funny Bone Shock

G: 15 names

Gallery Fake (Kortopi)
Garden Gnome Guard
Gelatin Wall
Get Well Soon
Ghost Story Hour
Give and Take
Glass Jaw [Transmuter]
God's Accomplice (Meleoron)
Godspeed (Killua)
Goldfish Bowl Guardian
Good Boy Go
Granny Knot
Group Project
Growth Spurt
Gutter Frog Choir

H: 21 names

Hakoware (Knuckle)
Hall Pass [Manipulator]
Hallway Giraffe
Hammer and Nail
Hand-Me-Down Genius [Specialist]
Hare and Tortoise
Heavy Monday
Hide and Seek (Knov)
Hold Your Breath
Hole in One
Holy Chain (Kurapika)
Homing Swallow
Honest Scale
Hook Line and Sinker
Hopscotch Express
Horoscope Column [Specialist]
Hot Potato
Hotel Rafflesia (Shoot)
Hourglass Rental
Human Pyramid
Hundred Night Vigil

I: 6 names

Index Finger
Indoor Fish (Chrollo)
Inkwell Octopus
Inspector Dustpan
Iron Breakfast
Iron Stomach

J: 6 names

Jackhammer Waltz [Enhancer]
Jajanken (Gon)
Jar of Fireflies
Joker's Wage
Judge Pudding
Judgment Chain (Kurapika)

K: 8 names

Kid Gloves
King for a Day [Specialist]
King of the Hill
Kitchen Timer [Conjurer]
Kite String
Knitting Circle
Knock Knock Who's There
Knuckle Sandwich

L: 25 names

Ladder to Nowhere
Lady Lamplight
Landlord Moon
Laundry Ghost
Left Hand Only
Left Shoe Right Shoe
Librarian Hush
Library Card
Licorice Whip [Transmuter]
Lifetime Subscription
Lighthouse Keeper [Emitter]
Lightning Palm (Killua)
Little Flower (Genthru)
Little Miss Deadline
Lock and Key
Locked Diary
Long Distance Call [Emitter]
Loose Wire
Lost and Found Box [Conjurer]
Lovely Ghostwriter (Neon)
Lucky Cat Left Paw
Lucky Number Lottery
Lucky Penny
Lumberjack Breakfast
Lunch Table Alliance

M: 28 names

Madam Midnight
Maestro Moth
Magical Esthe (Biscuit)
Mail Pigeon
Mailbox to Mailbox
Marathon Legs
Marionette Monday
Marshmallow Landing
Matchbox Motel [Conjurer]
Matching Mittens
Matchstick Mantis
Mayor Marmalade
Meat and Potatoes
Melted Crayon
Memory Bomb (Pakunoda)
Memory Lane
Midnight Deadline
Mirror Apprentice
Missileman (Welfin)
Mister Second Chance
Mitten Kitten
Molasses Mile
Morning Stretch
Mother Hen
Mother May I [Manipulator]
Mountain Mover
Music Box Ballerina [Conjurer]
Musical Chairs

N: 12 names

Name Tag
Name Unspoken
Needle and Thread
Nen Stitches (Machi)
Never on a Tuesday
Night Bus
Night Watch Newt
Nightlight Fox
No Dessert
No Take-Backs
Non-Refundable
Nurse Peppermint

O: 17 names

Obedience School
Odd One Out
Off the Leash
Oil and Water
Old Man Carp
Once in a Blue Moon
One Hand Tied
One More Round
One Shot Only
One-Way Mirror
One-Way Ticket
Only on Sundays
Order Stamp (Chrollo)
Origami Heron
Overdrawn Hour
Overdue Notice
Overtime Punch

P: 45 names

Page Turner [Specialist]
Palm Reader's Holiday
Paper Airplane [Emitter]
Paper Doll Parade [Manipulator]
Paper Lantern Row
Paper Thin
Parking Ticket
Party Line
Pass the Parcel
Patchwork Ox
Pawn Ticket
Peashooter Parade
Pen and Paper
Pen Pal Prophecy
Penalty Kick
Penguin Emperor
Peppermint Breath
Perfect Plan (Meleoron)
Permission Slip
Photo Booth Alibi
Picnic Blanket
Piggy Bank Boar

P, continued

Piggy Bank Heist
Piggyback Express
Pillow Fort Dragon
Pin Cushion Parade [Manipulator]
Pinky Promise
Pins and Needles
Plot Twist
Pocket Courtroom
Pocket Gremlin
Point of No Return
Pop Gun Salute
Pop-Up Surprise
Porcelain Temper
Porch Light Owl
Porter Dusk
Postcard Bullet
Postman Twice
Potluck Dinner
Prince Procrastination
Professor Nap
Punch Card [Conjurer]
Puppet Payroll
Push and Pull

Q: 3 names

Queen Bee Hour
Quicksand Handshake
Quilting Bee

R: 18 names

Rainy Days Only
Red Ink Ledger
Red Light Green Light
Red Pen
Red Rover
Red Tape [Conjurer]
Referee's Whistle
Relay Baton
Return Policy [Conjurer]
Return Postage
Revolving Door
Rewind Button
Ringtone Reveille [Manipulator]
Ripper Cyclotron (Phinks)
Rising Sun (Feitan)
Rock Paper Hammer [Enhancer]
Roman Candle
Rubber Stamp [Conjurer]

S: 72 names

Salt and Vinegar
Sandcastle Siege [Conjurer]
Sandpaper Handshake
Scarecrow Uncle
Scout's Honor
Scrapbook Thief [Specialist]
Scream (Knov)
Sealed Envelope
Second Floor Window
Second Helping
Second Opinion [Specialist]
Secondhand Talent
Security Deposit
Seesaw Court
Seesaw Siblings
Sergeant Spoons
Seven Sleepy Sheep
Sewing Kit Surgeon
Shadow Puppet Theater
Shared Umbrella
Shepherd's Crook
Sherbet Lightning
Sheriff Sundown
Shoebox Diorama [Conjurer]
Shooting Star Relay
Short Fuse
Shoulder Check
Shout Across the Valley [Emitter]
Sign Here Please
Silk Razor [Transmuter]
Simon Says
Sir Hiccup
Sit Stay Roll Over [Manipulator]
Skill Hunter (Chrollo)
Skill Pawnshop [Specialist]
Sledgehammer Lullaby [Enhancer]

S, continued

Sleepwalker's Schedule
Slingshot Summer
Slippery Slope
Slow Burn [Transmuter]
Small Hours Hound
Small Print Oath
Smoky Jail (Morel)
Snake Charmer's Flute
Snooze Button [Specialist]
Snow Globe Summer
Snowball Fight
Snowman Sentry
Soap Opera
Sock Drawer Snake
Sock Puppet Senate
Sour Grapes
Speed Dial
Spiritual Message (Shaiapouf)
Spitball Ace
Split Check
Spoiler Alert
Spring Loaded
Sprint Finish [Enhancer]
Steam Whistle [Transmuter]
Steel Lunchbox [Enhancer]
Stepping Stones
Stitchwork Lion
Stone Soup [Enhancer]
String Quartet [Manipulator]
Strong Tea
Stubborn Mule
Sugar Glass [Transmuter]
Sun and Moon (Chrollo)
Swear Jar
Sweet Tooth
Switchboard Operator

T: 38 names

Table of Contents
Taffy Pull
Tailor Lark
Tailor's Tape
Tandem Bicycle
Tea Leaf Tuesday
Tea Set for Two
Teapot Turtle
Teleport Taxi
Terms and Conditions
Terpsichora (Neferpitou)
Texture Surprise (Hisoka)
Thick and Thin
Thick Skin [Enhancer]
Thimble Shield
Thin Ice [Transmuter]
Third Wheel
Third Wind
Thirteenth Key
Thirty-Day Warranty
Thousand Day Fast
Thousand Pound Hello [Enhancer]
Three Strikes
Three-Legged Race
Throw Pillow
Thunderbolt (Killua)
Ticket Booth
Tide and Shore
Tin Can Crab
Tin Soldier Drill
To-Do List
Toffee Anchor
Tough Love
Toy Box Prison
Trampoline Skin [Transmuter]
Tug of War
Twelve O'Clock Cat
Twin Lanterns

U: 6 names

Umbrella Bat
Uncle Overtime
Uncle Toad
Until Sunrise
Use Only as Directed
Usher Gray

V: 4 names

Velvet Thunder
Vending Machine Verdict
Ventriloquist's Lunch
Vinegar Smile [Transmuter]

W: 19 names

Wait Your Turn
Walk It Off [Enhancer]
Walk-Off Homer
Walkie-Talkie Twins
Wallpaper Koi
Warm Welcome [Transmuter]
Warm-Up Lap
Water Balloon [Emitter]
Wax and Wane
Weathervane Rooster
Wet Cement
Wheelbarrow Race
Whipped Cream Wall [Transmuter]
Whisper Down the Lane
White Goreinu (Goreinu)
White Lie Tax
Windup Key
Wishing Well
Wrong Number

Y: 1 name

Yesterday's Newspaper [Specialist]

Z: 1 name

Zero Hand (Netero)

0-9: 2 names

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