Imperial Titles

Titles and Positions of the Imperial Court

Royal Family
Title	Kanji	Position	Notes
Tennō	天皇	Heavenly sovereign, divine emperor	Also referred to as Mikado, Sumeramikoto (imperial person), Tennō Heika (天皇陛下, literally "His Majesty the heavenly sovereign") or Kinjō Heika (今上陛下, literally "his current majesty")
Josei Tennō	女性天皇	First Empress	Also refered to as Chûgu, or Chûgu Heika
Kōgō	皇后	Empress Consort
Kotaigo		Empress dowager	Mother of emperor
Go-kotaigo		Grand Empress Dowager	Grandmother of emperor
Kotaishi		Crown Prince	Heir, also referred to as Kôtaishi Denka
Kōtaishihi		Crown Princess	First wife of heir
Kotaison		Imperial grandson who is heir apparent
Shinno		Prince – not directly inheriting	Applies to children and male line grandchildren
Naishinno		Princess
Other Courtiers
Kugyô		Senior courtiers, male	Members of the highest non-royal ranks at court – of the top 3 ranks, formally Kugyô-dono if addressing, or [name]-ichi-I if addressing by name
Kugyô-no-ue		Senior courtiers, female	Members of the highest non-royal ranks at court, also can use Hime-gimi, or [given name]-no-ue if addressing by name
Nagon		Councilors of the court	Additional members of the court, below Kugyô. Formally, shônagon for lesser councilors, chûnagon for middle councilors, and dainagon for very esteemed/senior councilors. Somewhat equivalent of court peerage (not general peerage) in the west, but only from the Kuge class

Military Titles and Positions

Title	Command
Rikugunshokan	Army leader (general)
Shireikan	Leads 25,000 men (5 legions)
Taisa	Leads 5000 men (1 legion)
Chui	Leads 800-1000 men (1 unit)
Gunso	Leads 50-200 men (1 platoon)
Nikutai	Leads 5-10 men (1 squad)