Since the Ikai of Dinagon was Junii and that of Konoe no daisho and Konoefu (the Headquarters of the Inner Palace Guards) was the second or third rank, the ikai of Chunagon was Shosanmi in some cases.
官位相当の大納言は従二位、近衛大将・近衛府も二位及び三位で運用されたため、中納言でこの位階に叙せられる例も少なくなかった。