noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun
unexpected; fortuitous; unlooked-for
Describes something that happens unexpectedly, often with a nuance of being a lucky or strange coincidence. Commonly used in the set phrase もっけの幸い (an unexpected piece of good luck).
もっけの幸いで、ちょうど電車が来た。
By a stroke of luck, the train arrived just then.
それはもっけな話だ。
That's an unexpected turn of events.
Rare kanji spelling; also has the obsolete reading もけ.
Rare kanji spelling.
The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the classical Japanese word もののけ (mononoke, 'vengeful spirit'), but the semantic shift is unclear. The kanji 物怪 and 勿怪 are likely ateji.