Those who were Sangi or higher and Sanmi (Third Rank) or higher were called kugyo (court noble), and Sangi was considered kugyo, but Sangi who served as Benkan (officials of the dajokan) and Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain) were appreciated as practitioners.
参議以上および三位以上の者を公卿と称し、参議は公卿に列しているが、弁官や蔵人頭を歴任した参議は実務者として重宝がられた。