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突止める is an exact match with one form of the following word:
突き止める
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Reading : つきとめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to make sure; to locate; to identify; to find out; to ascertain
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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突き止める is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 125,000 (about 929,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17645
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 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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Example sentences:
その
きげん
起源
める
ちゅうせい
中世
さかのぼらなくてはいけない
We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.
なに
うま
かなかった
めなければならない

I need to find out exactly what went wrong.
われわれ
かのじょ
彼女
ゆくえ
行方
める
こと
でき
出来
なかった

We couldn't find out her whereabouts.
突止める
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Reading : つきとめる   
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• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 50,000 (about 9,350,000 results)
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突き留める
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Reading : つきとめる   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 185,000 (about 368,000 results)
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つきとめる
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 216,000 (about 153,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 28 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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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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   
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