In a narrow sense, Kannin means the officials of Shitokan and the officials at the government posts of Honkan, both of which had corresponding court ranks, except for Gunji; and in a broad sense, Kannin collectively means the officials including Gunji and officials without corresponding court ranks such as Tukaibe, Tomobe, and Toneri.
官人とは狭義では郡司を除く官位相当のある四等官または品官の官職についている官吏のことをいい､広義では郡司や官位相当のない使部・伴部・舎人なども含めて総称される。