Court ranks
Upper ranks
| English translation |
Japanese text |
Romanized Japanese |
Selected recipients |
Notes |
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| Senior First Rank |
正一位 |
shō ichi-i |
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1617), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1915), Oda Nobunaga (1917) |
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| Junior First Rank |
従一位 |
ju ichi-i |
Taira no Kiyomori (1167), Tōgō Heihachirō (1934), Eisaku Satō (1975) |
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| Senior Second Rank |
正二位 |
shō ni-i |
Minamoto no Yoritomo (1189), Toyotomi Hideyori (1602), Nogi Maresuke (1916) |
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| Junior Second Rank |
従二位 |
ju ni-i |
Hōjō Masako (1218), Uesugi Kenshin (1908), Date Masamune (1918), Mori Ōgai (1922) |
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| Senior Third Rank |
正三位 |
shō san-mi |
Isoroku Yamamoto (1943), Kōnosuke Matsushita (1989), Soichiro Honda (1991), Akio Morita (1999) |
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| Junior Third Rank |
従三位 |
ju san-mi |
Akira Kurosawa (1998), Hisaya Morishige (2009), Isuzu Yamada (2012) |
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Fourth Rank
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Japanese text |
Romanized Japanese |
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| Senior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade |
正四位上 |
shō shi-i no jō |
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| Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade |
正四位下 |
shō shi-i no ge |
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| Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade |
従四位上 |
ju shi-i no jō |
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| Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade |
従四位下 |
ju shi-i no ge |
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Fifth Rank
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Japanese text |
Romanized Japanese |
Notes |
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| Senior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade |
正五位上 |
shō go-i no jō |
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| Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade |
正五位下 |
shō go-i no ge |
Kusunoki Masashige was promoted |
| Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade |
従五位上 |
ju go-i no jō |
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| Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade |
従五位下 |
ju go-i no ge |
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Sixth Rank
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Japanese text |
Romanized Japanese |
Notes |
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| Senior Sixth Rank, Upper Grade |
正六位上 |
shō roku-i no jō |
Kōrō Sasaki (1978) |
| Senior Sixth Rank, Lower Grade |
正六位下 |
shō roku-i no ge |
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| Junior Sixth Rank, Upper Grade |
従六位上 |
ju roku-i no jō |
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| Junior Sixth Rank, Lower Grade |
従六位下 |
ju roku-i no ge |
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Seventh Rank
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Japanese text |
Romanized Japanese |
Notes |
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| Senior Seventh Rank, Upper Grade |
正七位上 |
shō shichi-i no jō |
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| Senior Seventh Rank, Lower Grade |
正七位下 |
shō shichi-i no ge |
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| Junior Seventh Rank, Upper Grade |
従七位上 |
ju shichi-i no jō |
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| Junior Seventh Rank, Lower Grade |
従七位下 |
ju shichi-i no ge |
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Eighth Rank
| English translation |
Japanese text |
Romanized Japanese |
Notes |
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| Senior Eighth Rank, Upper Grade |
正八位上 |
shō hachi-i no jō |
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| Senior Eighth Rank, Lower Grade |
正八位下 |
shō hachi-i no ge |
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| Junior Eighth Rank, Upper Grade |
従八位上 |
ju hachi-i no jō |
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| Junior Eighth Rank, Lower Grade |
従八位下 |
ju hachi-i no ge |
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Initial Rank
| English translation |
Japanese text |
Romanized Japanese |
Notes |
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| Greater Initial Rank, Upper Grade |
大初位上 |
dai sho-i no jō |
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| Greater Initial Rank, Lower Grade |
大初位下 |
dai sho-i no ge |
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| Lesser Initial Rank, Upper Grade |
少初位上 |
shō sho-i no jō |
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| Lesser Initial Rank, Lower Grade |
少初位下 |
shō sho-i no ge |
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Court positions
- Councilor (参議, sangi)
- Lieutenant of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards (右近衛将監, ukon'e no shōgen)
- Lieutenant of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards (左近衛将監, sakon'e no shōgen)
- Chamberlain (蔵人, kurōdo)[1]
- Provisional Assistant Master of the Left Military Guard (左兵衛権佐, sahyō'e gon no suke)
- Assistant Chamberlain (次侍従, ji-jijū)
- Provisional Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards (左近衛権少将, sakon'e gon no shōshō)
- Captain of the Right Division of the Bureau of Horses (右馬頭, migi no uma no kami)
- Provisional Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards (右近衛権中将, ukon'e no gon no chūjō)
- Provisional Governor (権守, gon no kami)
- Head Chamberlain (蔵人頭, kurōdo no tō, or kurōdo no kami)
Hereditary titles
- Mahito (真人)
- Ason (朝臣)
- Sukune (宿禰)
- Imiki (忌寸)
- Michinoshi (道師)
- Omi (臣)
- Muraji (連)
- Inagi (稲置)
- Tomo no Miyatsuko (伴造)
- Momoamariyaso no Tomo (百八十部)
- Kuni no Miyatsuko (国造)
- Agatanushi (県主)
References