モブ

noun

mob; crowd of people

Refers to a large, often disorderly group of people. Can carry a negative nuance of an unruly crowd.

• 駅えき前まえにモブが集あつまって騒さわいでいた。

  A mob gathered in front of the station and was making noise.

noun

background character; mob (in a game); NPC

Only with reading モブ

In manga, anime, and video games, refers to unnamed background characters or generic enemies (mobs). The reading モッブ is not used for this sense.

• このゲームではモブを倒たおして経けい験けん値ちを稼かせぐ。

  In this game, you defeat mobs to earn experience points.

• アニメの背はい景けいにいるモブキャラが意い外がいと人にん気きだ。