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In contrast to Killua, the rest of the family - who see her as a monster - refer to and treat her as a boy, at least as far as we can see. I have no idea why this line exists in the form it does, and all I can really recommend is to ignore it. He calls her his sister any number of times. This is the only time Killua ever misgenders her - he’s otherwise as supportive as he could possibly be. While on the run from Illumi, Killua explains the situation to Morel - while we don’t see what Killua said, Morel’s reaction is “Your older brother wants to kill your younger brother?” This is an accurate translation of the Japanese,¹ and it means Killua must have referred to Alluka as his younger brother rather than his younger sister. I say “almost always” because there’s one notable instance where he (presumably) doesn’t. Killua - who loves her deeply and respects her feelings and wishes - almost always refers to and treats her as a girl. While Alluka’s gender is never spelled out - in fact, it’s depicted in a very oblique and contradictory fashion, with different people gendering her differently - the most logical explanation is that she’s trans. Killua breaks her out to use Nanika’s power to heal Gon, who is in impossibly bad shape after their fight with the Chimaera Ants, and their eldest brother Illumi follows, hoping to kill Alluka before she can endanger the family.

This entity is referred to by Killua as Nanika, simply meaning “something.” Because of this power, she is feared by the Zoldyck family and kept locked up deep beneath the mansion in a giant playroom. The younger sister of protagonist Killua, she possesses a separate something inside her that has the power to grant almost any wish, though the cost is usually great. If you’re talking about gender in HxH, you obviously have to start with Alluka, who is…complicated.