Although the additional laws made after this code are called 'Kenmu supplementary legislation,' it is said that the name does not refer to supplements of the Kenmu Code, but rather to supplements of the Goseibai-shikimoku that were made after the Kenmu period.
本法以降に出された追加の法令は「建武以来追加」と呼ばれるが、これは建武式目の追加という意味ではなく、建武年間以降に出された御成敗式目の追加という意味だとされている。