List of Japanese court ranks, positions and hereditary titles
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), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1651), Tokugawa Hidetada (1632), Kusunoki Masashige (1880), Nitta Yoshisada (1882), Shimazu Nariakira (1901), Konoe Tadahiro (1904), Lady Saigō (1628) | |
Junior First Rank | 従一位 | ju ichi-i | Taira no Kiyomori (1167), Tōgō Heihachirō (1934), Eisaku Satō (1975), Oeyo (1626), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1888), Shimazu no Shigehime (wife of Tokugawa Ienari) (1792), Maeda Toshiie (1599), Keisho-in (mother of shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi) (1702), Takatsukasa Nobuko (wife of shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi) (1702), Iso no Miya Tomoko (wife of shōgun Tokugawa Ieharu (1783) | |
Senior Second Rank | 正二位 | shō ni-i | Minamoto no Yoritomo (1189), Toyotomi Hideyori (1602), Nogi Maresuke (1916), Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1866 removed and later restored in 1880 ), Shimazu Hisamitsu (1879), Konoe Tadahiro (1824) | |
Junior Second Rank | 従二位 | ju ni-i | Hōjō Masako (1218), Uesugi Kenshin (1908), Date Masamune (1918), Mori Ōgai (1922), Toyotomi Hidenaga (1587), Hideki Yukawa (1981), Tokugawa Muneharu | |
Senior Third Rank | 正三位 | shō san-mi | Isoroku Yamamoto (1943), Kōnosuke Matsushita (1989), Soichiro Honda (1991), Akio Morita (1999) | |
Junior Third Rank | 従三位 | ju san-mi | Akira Kurosawa (1998), Hisaya Morishige (2009), Isuzu Yamada (2012), Tenshoin (1858), Tokugawa Munetake, Katō Kiyomasa (1910), Asa no Miya Akiko (1658) |
Fourth Rank
English translation | Japanese text | Romanized Japanese | Notes |
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Senior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade | 正四位上 | shō shi-i no jō | |
Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade | 正四位下 | shō shi-i no ge | |
Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade | 従四位上 | ju shi-i no jō | |
Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade | 従四位下 | ju shi-i no ge | Taira no Tadamori |
Fifth Rank
English translation | Japanese text | Romanized Japanese | Notes |
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Senior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade | 正五位上 | shō go-i no jō | |
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 | Sanada Nobuyuki (1591) |
Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade | 従五位下 | ju go-i no ge | Hojo Ujinao (1575), Hayashi Narinaga (1588) |
Sixth Rank
English translation | 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 | |
Junior Sixth Rank, Upper Grade | 従六位上 | ju roku-i no jō | |
Junior Sixth Rank, Lower Grade | 従六位下 | ju roku-i no ge |
Seventh Rank
English translation | Japanese text | Romanized Japanese | Notes |
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Senior Seventh Rank, Upper Grade | 正七位上 | shō shichi-i no jō | |
Senior Seventh Rank, Lower Grade | 正七位下 | shō shichi-i no ge | |
Junior Seventh Rank, Upper Grade | 従七位上 | ju shichi-i no jō | |
Junior Seventh Rank, Lower Grade | 従七位下 | ju shichi-i no ge |
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 | |
Senior Eighth Rank, Lower Grade | 正八位下 | shō hachi-i no ge | |
Junior Eighth Rank, Upper Grade | 従八位上 | ju hachi-i no jō | |
Junior Eighth Rank, Lower Grade | 従八位下 | ju hachi-i no ge |
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 | |
Greater Initial Rank, Lower Grade | 大初位下 | dai sho-i no ge | |
Lesser Initial Rank, Upper Grade | 少初位上 | shō sho-i no jō | |
Lesser Initial Rank, Lower Grade | 少初位下 | shō sho-i no ge |
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)
- Assistant Head of Left Military Guards (左兵衛佐 sahyōe no suke)
- Senior Counselor (大納言 dainagon)
- Provisional Senior Counselor (権大納言 gon-dainagon)
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
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