Depending on ages and achievements, the deceased is sometimes given--if the deceased is male--reigo other than 'Ushi' such as 'wakahiko,' 'warako,' 'iratsuko,' 'hiko,' 'ookina,' 'o, 'taio,' 'kimi,' 'mikoto,' and 'son,' and--if the deceased is female--reigo other than 'Toji' (if a woman) such as 'warame,' 'iratsume,' 'otoji,' 'ona,' 'oona,' 'hime,' and 'hime (different Chinese character).'
「大人」以外には「若子（わかひこ）・童子（わらこ）・郎子（いらつこ）・彦・老叟（おおおきな）・翁・大翁・君・命・尊」「刀自」以外には「童女（わらめ）・郎女（いらつめ）・大刀自・媼（おおな）・大媼・姫・媛」など死亡年齢や業績に応じた呼称が贈られることもある。