冠かん位い十じゅう二に階かい

noun

twelve level cap and rank system

Historical term for the first Japanese court rank system, established in 603 CE by Prince Shōtoku. Used in discussions of early Japanese state formation.

• 冠かん位い十じゅう二に階かいは、推すい古こ天皇てんのうの時じ代だいに制せい定ていされた。

  The twelve level cap and rank system was established in the era of Empress Suiko.