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止める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
止める
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Reading : とどめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
2. to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
3. to record (e.g. a fact); to retain  (see also: 記憶にとどめる)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 81,890 which gives a rank of 8,388
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 N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 3359
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Example sentences:
かれ
かれ
けんか
めさせそう
した
He tried to put an end to their quarrel.
かれ
いしゃ
医者
たばこ
煙草
める
ように
われている
められそう
ない
He has been told by the doctor to give up smoking, but he cannot seem to give it up.
この
ぶんしょ
文書
あなた
だけ
めていただきたい

This document is for your eyes only.
留める
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Reading : とどめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 66,000 (about 5,360,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 4931
• 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 45 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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とどめる
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 111,000 (about 1,380,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11866
• 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 45 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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停める
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Reading : とどめる   
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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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