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Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Kanenori KAN1944 兼師 Mino Bunan (1444-1449) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1945 兼師 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN1946 兼師 Mino Bunki (1501-1504) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1947 兼師 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1948 兼師 Mino Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1950 兼徳 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1951 兼徳 Mino Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN1952 兼徳 Settsu Kanbun (1661-1673) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN250 包法 Echizen Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN251 包法 Mino Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN252 包典 Mutsu Kyōhō (1716-1736) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN253 包典 Mutsu Bunka (1804-1818) Suishinshi Masahide 10 / /
Kanenori KAN254 包則 1st Echizen Genna (1615-1624) Sanami 15 / 400 /
Kanenori KAN255 包則 2nd Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673) Shimosaka 20 / 400 / Jo saku
Kanenori KAN256 包則 Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 20 / /
Kanenori KAN257 包則 3rd Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 25 / 300 /
Kanenori KAN258 包則 Hōki Shinto (1596-1781) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN259 包則 Hōki Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / /
Kanenori KAN260 包則 Settsu Tenna (1681-1684) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN261 包則 Musashi Genji (1864-1865) Sukekane 10 / 200 / Chu-jo saku
Kanenori KAN262 包則 Yamato Eikyō (1429-1441) Tegai 20 / /
Kanenori KAN526 金伯 Shinano Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / /
Kanenori KAN527 金則 Echizen Tenna (1681-1684) 15 / 200 /
Kaneō KAN528 金王 Chikuzen Kōan (1278-1288) 50 / /
Kaneō KAN529 金王 Yamato Kenkyū (1190-1199) Senjuin 100 / /
Kaneoka KAN1959 兼岡 Mino Eikyō (1429-1441) Seki 20 / 350 /
Kaneoki KAN1966 兼興 Mino Bunshō (1466-1467) 20 / /
Kaneoki KAN1969 兼興 Mino Tensho (1573-1592) 15 / 250 /
Kaneōmaru KAN530 金王丸 Chikuzen Kōan (1278-1288) 50 / /
Kaneōmaru KAN531 金王丸 Suruga Koto (987-1596) 15 / /
Kaneōmaru KAN532 金王丸 Yamato Kangen (1243-1247) 100 / /
Kaneoto KAN1998 兼音 1st Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 15 / 400 /
Kaneoto KAN1999 兼音 Mino Meiō (1492-1501) 15 / /
Kaneoto KAN2000 兼音 2nd Mino Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 350 /
Kanesada KAN2010 兼定 Echizen Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 180 / Chu-jo saku
Kanesada KAN2022 兼定 1st Mino Bunmei (1469-1487) 80 / 500 / Jo saku
Kanesada KAN2023 兼定 2nd Mino Meiō (1492-1501) Kanesada 80 / 800 / Sai-jo saku
Kanesada KAN2024 兼定 3rd Mino Taiei (1521-1528) Kanesada 40 / 450 / Chu-jo saku
Kanesada KAN2025 兼定 4th Mino Eiroku (1558-1570) 15 / /
Kanesada KAN2027 兼定 2nd Iwashiro Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 200 /
Kanesada KAN2028 兼定 3rd Iwashiro Kanei (1624-1644) Kanesada 25 / /
Kanesada KAN2029 兼定 4th Iwashiro Meireki (1655-1658) Kanesada 15 / /
Kanesada KAN2030 兼定 5th Iwashiro Kanbun (1661-1673) Kanesada 50 / 250 / Chu-jo saku
Kanesada KAN2036 兼定 11th Iwashiro Ansei (1854-1860) 10 / 380 / Jo saku
Kanesada KAN2038 兼定 11th Iwashiro Kaei (1848-1854) 25 / 380 / Jo saku
Kanesada KAN2040 兼定 Mino Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / / Jo-jo saku
Kanesada KAN2041 兼定 Mino Kōji (1555-1558) 15 / 300 /
Kanesada KAN2049 兼定 Mino Keichō (1596-1615) 15 / 200 /
Kanesada KAN2075 兼貞 Iwami Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 200 /
Kanesada KAN2085 兼貞 2nd Mino Meiō (1492-1501) Hachiya 20 / / Jo-jo saku NMK-141-6 1