why is katakana used
The other script, katakana, is used for indicating loan words from languages like English, animal and plant names, some company names such as Suzuki, to emphasize, for accented speech, for sounds such as animal cries, and in place of some kanji.n the past, katakana were used in women's names, and in official documents where hiragana is now used. In modern Japanese, katakana is most often used for transcription of words from foreign languages. For example, tomato is written ããã (tomato).