Conversely, those who do not match these conditions are Jigenin--A high ranked noble, who should have been given imperial sanction according to the principle but was not given due to political or personal reasons, was classified as Jigenin, called 'a high ranked noble of Jige' 'kandachime of Jige'.
逆に言えば、これに当てはまらない者が地下人にあたるわけであるが、原則的には当然に勅許を得られるはずの公卿であっても政治的・個人的理由で勅許を得られない者も地下人であり、これを「地下の公卿」・「地下の上達部」と呼んだ。