A naiki of nakatsukasa sho (department) created a draft of the imperial rescript first, the emperor put in the date (Gokakujitsu), 3 supervisors (kami(kyo), taifu, sho) of nakatsukasa sho (department) signed under their kanisei (surname of the official rank) that the naiki wrote down, and put 'sen,' 'bu,' 'gyo' under each of their signatures.
詔書はまず中務省の内記が草案を作成し、天皇が一旦それに日付を加える（御画日）次に中務省の責任者3名（卿・大輔・少輔）が内記の記した官位姓の下に自署を行い、それぞれの下に「宣」「奉」「行」の一字を記す。