Hunter x Hunter: Gon's Jajanken, Explained

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Gon Freecss is the protagonist of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter series. Known to be a prodigy as a Hunter, Gon showed his talents from a very young age. Even before he learned the concept of nen, he was quite a capable boy, strong enough to pull off ridiculous feats that were largely unexpected of someone his age. His determination has always been a strong character trait of his, as seen during the Hunter Exam arc, where he officially obtained his license as a Hunter.

Shortly after the arc, Gon was taught the basics of nen by Wing, and given the talent that he possesses, it was only a matter of time before he mastered this ability to a decent degree. His nen type is Enhancement, meaning he possesses tremendous physical strength and a higher than normal recuperative rate. Enhancers are known to be tremendous in physical combat and their bodies carry outrageous amounts of strength which are further strengthened by their nen. Under Bisky's guidance, his nen bloomed even further to a point where she considered him to be a one-in-a-million genius. Gon ended up developing his own nen technique, which he later named Jajanken.

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Known to be an Enhancement type of nen user, it was only natural for Gon to build his abilities around this nen type. Under the rigorous training that he went through, Gon learned how to use techniques, such as Ko, masterfully and incorporate them with the refined physical strength that he had developed over the years. As such, Gon came up with a clever technique based around these pillars, known as Jajanken. The word Jajanken comes from «Janken,» which means rock-paper-scissors, and also «Jajan» which is an interjection similar to