Therefore, this cabinet was also commonly called the Waihan Cabinet (representing the combination of each one Kanji character from Okubo and Itagaki, that is "隅" and "板").
そのためこの内閣は通称隈板内閣（わいはんないかく、大隈の「隈」と板垣の「板」を合わせたもの）とも呼ばれる。