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止める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
止める
BOOST
Reading : とめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to turn off  (esp. 止める, 停める)
2. to park  (esp. 止める, 停める)
3. to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)  (esp. 止める, 停める)
4. to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
5. to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind  (see also: 目を留める, 気に留める)
6. to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple  (esp. 留める)
7. to detain; to keep in custody  (esp. 留める)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 109,200 which gives a rank of 3,872
止める is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 26,000 (about 24,300,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1550 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 814
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
ボブたびたびタバコ
めよ
している
Bob often tries to give up smoking.
かれ
いか
おそ
れて
だれ
かれ
めなかった

No one could stop him from fear of his anger.
しんごう
信号
あか
わった
ので
かれ
くるま
めた

The signal turning red, he stopped his car.
留める
BOOST
Reading : とめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 66,000 (about 5,360,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 12121
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とめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 66,000 (about 5,260,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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停める
BOOST
Reading : とめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 109,000 (about 1,450,000 results)
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ル   リュウ   とめる to detain   とまる to stop   
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hare   う sign of the hare   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
high-priced, lofty   
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side open box
seal
デン   た rice field   
テイ    halt   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
テイ    pavilion   
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cover; covered   
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
lid
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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