If the person who did Johyo was a male, they addressed themselves as '臣' and if they were females they used '妾', and the beginning of their sentences were to have '臣(妾)某言' and their endings were to have '臣(妾)某誠惶誠恐頓首頓首死罪死罪謹言' (Yours faithfully).
上表を行う者が男性であれば「臣」、女性であれば「妾」からと自称し、表の書出しは「臣（妾）某言」、書止は「臣（妾）某誠惶誠恐頓首頓首死罪死罪謹言」となる。