In kaichitsujo, own country and neighboring countries were ordered and positioned from cultural point of view "ka" and "i," and, from political point of view, understood as the relations between lord and vassal (suzerain state - subject state).
華夷秩序では、自国と周辺諸国を文化面では「華／夷」という等級で順序付けし、政治面では君臣関係（宗主国―藩属国）として捉えている。