Give the verb stem of かう (using hiragana only).

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The question asks for the verb stem of かう using hiragana only.
In Japanese, a godan (u-verb) like かう changes to its masu-stem (連用形) by removing the final plain form ending う and adding い to form かい when combined with ます: かいます is the polite form. Therefore the stem is かい.
Note: Some learners confuse the stem with the dictionary form; here the stem is the form used before ます, not the entire polite conjugation. Since the instruction specifies hiragana only, we present かい in hiragana. There are no kanji necessary for the verb stem here, and かう itself is fully in hiragana.
If you were asked for other verb forms, such as the te-form or conditional, those would use different stems or endings, but for the masu-stem, かい is correct.

Give the verb stem of かう (using hiragana only).

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