Compare: 突く vs 突く
突くつく
to prick; to stab
突くつつく
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
つく突く
N5CommonGodan verb (ku ending)
to prick; to stab
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珍客も３日いれば鼻につく。
Even a rare guest wears out his welcome after three days.
針で親指を突いてしまった。
I pricked my thumb with a needle.
つつく突く
N5CommonGodan verb (ku ending)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
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藪をつついてヘビを出す。
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
やぶを突いて蛇をだすな。
Let sleeping dogs lie.