There was the idea that nukekubi had a string attaching the head to the body, and when this string was depicted in visual depictions, people misinterpted this string as an elongated neck.
Postojala je ideja da nukekubi imao žicu povezujući glavu s tijelom, a kada je ovaj niz bio prikazan u vizualnim prikazima, ljudi su pogrešno opisali ovaj niz kao izduženi vrat.