These titles corresponded to the ranks higher than "Hii" and "Fujini"; "Hii" was the title for "Hi" (the selected Princess from the Imperial family), "Kotaihi" (Emperor's mother who had been also "Hii") and "Taigotaihi" (Emperor's grandmother who had been also "Hii"); "Fujini" was the title for Fujin (the selected woman from the high-ranked family), "Kotaifujin" (Emperor's mother who had been also "Fujini") and "Taikotaifujin" (Emperor's grandmother who had been also "Fujini").
これは、妃位（妃・皇太妃・太皇太妃）や夫人位（夫人・皇太夫人・太皇太夫人）よりも格上に相当する。