List of Kuge families include the high level bureaucrats and nobles (kuge) in the Japanese Imperial court.[1] This list is based on the lineage of the family (the clan from which the family derives, such as the Minamoto, Fujiwara, or Taira) and the kakaku (家格, rank). The kuge along with the daimyō made up the nobility (kazoku) of post-Meiji Restoration Japan. The kazoku was abolished shortly after World War II.
The kakaku consists of six ranks, from highest to lowest, they are Sekke (摂家), Seigake (清華家), Daijinke (大臣家), Urinke (羽林家), Meike (名家), and Hanke (半家).