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Japanese: 擬階奏 - ぎかいのそう

One of the procedures for bestowing ranks to lower-ranking government officials under the Ritsuryo system. The ceremony is held on April 7 every year. Those who are to be bestowed ranks of sixth rank or lower among the various government officials are evaluated for their performance over the course of a year (from August 1 to the end of July the following year), and after a procession on February 11 of the following year, the ranks of the selected officials (those who are recognized as eligible for the rank) are determined, and on April 7, a list of those ranked eighth rank or higher (compared to imperial conferment for those ranked fifth rank or higher, and judicial conferment for those ranked eighth rank or lower, is called a soju). This is called a gishisou. According to a Heian period ritual book, on that day, the minister leads the nobles to Shishinden and presents to the emperor a petition for the gishis based on the gishisou submitted in advance by the Ministry of Ceremonies and the Ministry of War to the Dajokan, and then the Ministry of Ceremonies and the Ministry of War each presents a tanzaku (a short note of the selection) that they have written for the procession.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

令制下級官人の位階授与の手続の一つ。毎年4月7日を式日とする。諸司官人の六位以下に叙すべき者は，1年間(8月1日より翌年7月末日まで)の勤務成績を考査し，その翌年2月11日の列見（れつけん）を経て，成選人(叙位の資格を認められた人)の位階を擬定し，4月7日，そのうちの内八位以上(五位以上の勅授，外八位以下の判授に対し，奏授という)の名簿を奏上する。これを擬階奏という。平安時代の儀式書によると，当日大臣が公卿を率いて紫宸殿に参上し，あらかじめ式部･兵部2省から太政官に提出された擬階簿により勘造した擬階の奏文を天皇に奏上し，ついで式部･兵部2省がそれぞれ列見の際の成選短冊（たんざく）を奏覧する。

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