Among the chokugan-ji temples (temples built by imperial order), which highly resembled family temples of the imperial household, and private family temples of influential nobles and clans that were classified as government protected jogaku-ji temples (government-subsidized temples), some were treated in a manner similar to kan-ji temples.
更に皇室の私寺的色彩の強い勅願寺や有力な貴族・豪族の氏寺であった私寺のうち官の保護を受けた定額寺も官寺に准じて扱われることがある。