Naming a business.


Can i call my therapeutic craft workshop Kokoro (Heart, mind, spirit?) or
tsukuru(to make?) or Ukiyo (floating world, living in the moment?). I would
like to make sure that there is no other (offensive or rude) meaning to any of
these words. My favourite is Kokoro. Could you kindly advise me or maybe you
have any other suggestions. Many thanks, Laura Martin UK




I would say Kokoro and Tsukuru sound good, but Ukiyo sounds a little
mysterious. I can see Kokoro is connected to therapeutic and Tsukuru is coming
from craft or workshop, and these two can give us a kind and gentle
impression. Ukiyo can be used in both a good and bad way. For instance, if you
say Ukiyo-banare (an extraordinary life in both good and bad way) to somebody,
one might feel that you are criticizing it. Ukiyo is a very difficult word to
use even for Japanese people. I do not recommend you use it if you do not have
any specific message that you would like to convey through this word. I
personally vote for Kokoro.

