Concerning Kankoku heisha (Kansha), Kanpeisha is considered to be higher in rank than Kokuheisha, and each of them is further divided into tai (great), chu (medium) and sho (small) in order of ranking.
官国幣社（官社）については、官幣社は国幣社よりも格が上とされ、それぞれが大・中・小の順である。