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食いとめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
食い止める
BOOST
Reading : くいとめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 77,381 which gives a rank of 13,868
食い止める is the most useful form. 4 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 106,000 (about 1,580,000 results)
• 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 31 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:
ひがい
被害
さいしょうげん
最小限
められた

The damage was held to a minimum.
べいこく
米国
れんぽう
連邦
じゅんび
準備
ぎんこう
銀行
ぎんこう
銀行
さわ
めよ
しています
The Fed is trying to stave off a run on the banks.
こくど
国土
あんぜん
安全
ほしょうしょう
保障省
しゅよう
主要
ぎょうむ
業務
べいこくない
米国内
テロ
こうげき
攻撃
みぜん
未然
ふせ
まんいち
万一
はっせい
発生
した
ばあい
場合
ひがい
被害
さいしょうげん
最小限
すみ
やかな
ふっきゅう
復旧
じっし
実施
する
ことある
The Department of Homeland Security's primary function is the prevention of terrorist attacks occurring within America and, in the extreme case of an attack happening, holding losses to the smallest possible level and swiftly carrying out restoration.
食止める
BOOST
Reading : くいとめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 40,000 (about 13,600,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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くいとめる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 225,000 (about 103,000 results)
• 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 31 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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食いとめる
BOOST
Reading : くいとめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 106,000 (about 1,580,000 results)
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くい止める
BOOST
Reading : くいとめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 218,000 (about 139,000 results)
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
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