This happens without the individual's awareness, typically resulting in a slow leak of aura continually escaping the body and stemming up and off the top of the head. Aura from all parts of the body has a tendency to flow together, producing one mass of energy. Nen teaches one to control their own aura flow and utilize the energyĪura (オーラ, Ōra) is the life energy produced by all living bodies vital for survival. īecause one can craft a great variety of parapsychological abilities through Nen, it is considered a dangerous power that is kept hidden from the public at large to maintain balance in society. "ability person"), while those who cannot go by the designation "non-users" ( 一 ( いっ ) 般 ( ぱん ) 人 ( じん ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ), ippanjin-lit.
A person capable of utilizing Nen is colloquially referred to as a "Nen user" ( 能 ( のう ) 力 ( りょく ) 者 ( しゃ ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ), nōryokusha-lit. It is a technique that allows a living being to use and manipulate their own life energy (known as aura) the term "Nen" can also be used in conversation to refer to aura.
"Sense" * "Mind Force" in the Viz transl.) is one of the defining features of the manga Hunter × Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi.