The following list are the court noble (kuge) families of Japan. The kuge along with the daimyō made up the nobility (kazoku) of post-Meiji Restoration Japan until the kazoku was abolished shortly after World War II. The list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Fujiwara, Minamoto, or Taira) and the kakaku (rank).
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Fujiwara four families (藤原四家)
(in order of creation)
Sekke（摂家）
The above are collectively known as the Five regent houses.
Seigake（清華家）
Daijinke（大臣家）
Urinke（羽林家）
Meika（名家）
Hanke（半家）
Seigake
Daijinke
Urinke
Hanke
Meika
Hanke
Hanke