However, in actuality, the Kazoku (peerage) system had elements of Kashoku, and dukes and marquis were in principle eligible for a seat in the Kizokuin.
だが、実際には華族制度は家職的な要素を含み、特に公爵・侯爵は原則的に貴族院(日本)に議席を有することが出来た。