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かう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
買う
BOOST
Reading : かう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
3. to stir; to provoke
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
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買う is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 186,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 17 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2733
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 10 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
そのくつどこ
った
です
Where did you buy the shoes?
わたし
えいご
英語
かれた
しんぶん
新聞
った

I bought a newspaper written in English.
わたし
いけん
意見
かいしゃ
会社
ってくれない

My opinion doesn't count for much at the office.
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かう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 82,000 (about 3,180,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6727
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 10 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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バイ   か to buy   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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