The term "kindachi" in a wide sense refers to Shoo (princes without imperial proclamation), but, in a more limited sense, it is used as a term referring to imperial princes and the children of Sekke (the family of regents and advisers), or the Seiga family (the important family next to Sekke).
公達（きんだち）は、広い意味では諸王のこというが、特に親王、摂家、清華家の子弟に対する呼称として用いられる。