Depending on the rank, the family name, hereditary title, and first name was written in the order of full name followed by hereditary title for Shii (Fourth Rank) (for example, TAIRA no Kiyomori Ason), and family name-hereditary title-first name for Sanmi or higher (for example, TAIRA no Ason Kiyomori).
なお、位階によって氏姓名の綴りは、四位であれば氏名の後に姓（例えば、平清盛朝臣）、三位以上であれば氏-姓-名（例えば、平朝臣清盛）とされた。