In most cases, the name of the deceased is inscribed (in ink) on the top part of "reiji" (spirit vessel), Shinto equivalent of Buddhist mortuary tablet, followed by a honorific title, which, like kaimyo, represents the personality and achievements of the deceased and the season of his or her death, although this title is omitted in many cases these days.
仏式の位牌にあたる霊璽には、大体の場合は、故人の氏名が先ず書かれ、最近は無い場合が多いが、戒名と同様にその次に故人の性質業績や亡くなった時節などをあらわす尊称を連ねる。