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思いとどまる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
思いとどまる
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Reading : おもいとどまる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 47,248 which gives a rank of 32,072
思いとどまる is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 210,000 (about 185,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
せっとく
説得
して
このばかな
けいかく
計画
おも
いとどまらせなければならない

We must talk her out of this foolish plan.
わたし
かのじょ
彼女
スキー
おも
いとどまらせた

I argued her out of going skiing.
あめ
なりそうだったので
わたし
かれ
およ
おも
いとどまらせた

I discouraged him from going swimming as it was likely to rain.
思い止まる
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Reading : おもいとどまる   
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• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 44,000 (about 11,400,000 results)
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思い止どまる
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Reading : おもいとどまる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 129,000 (about 818,000 results)
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おもいとどまる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 209,000 (about 194,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
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