[かう, kau](v5u, vt) (1) (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.) to buy; to purchase; (2) to value; to have a high opinion; (3) to stir; to provoke; (P)#11877[Add to Longdo]
[わかいときのくろうはこうてもせよ, wakaitokinokurouhakoutemoseyo](exp) spare no effort while you are young; heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age[Add to Longdo]