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).
By a stroke of luck, the train arrived just then.
That's an unexpected turn of events.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 物怪 and 勿怪 are rare and may not be recognized by many readers.
Rare kanji spelling; also has the obsolete reading もけ.
Rare kanji spelling.
Historically related to 物怪, formerly もののけ and later もっけ, referring to an uncanny or unexpected occurrence. The sense “unexpected” survives especially in もっけの幸い.