ミューズ

also: ムーサ

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Meanings

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Muse; inspiration; one's muse

Refers to the nine Greek goddesses of the arts, or metaphorically to a person who inspires an artist. The reading ムーサ is rare and classical.

彼かの女じょは多おおくの画が家かにとってミューズだった。
She was a muse to many painters.
ギリシャ神しん話わでは、ミューズは芸げい術じゅつを司つかさどる女め神がみたちです。
In Greek mythology, the Muses are goddesses who preside over the arts.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉のミューズになるto become someone's muse (source of artistic inspiration)
彼かの女じょは多おおくの画が家かのミューズになった。
She became the muse for many painters.