Status in Rokugani armed forces
Status 1 corresponds to private.
Status 2 corresponds to nikutai, a group or section leader
Status 3 corresponds to gunso, a platoon leader or a squad/section leader in elite forces
Status 4 corresponds to chuui, a company commander or platoon commander in elite forces
Status 4.5 corresponds to taii, a battalion commander or company commander in elite forces
Status 5 corresponds to chuusa, a legion commander

Status in diplomatic services
Status 1 corresponds to a courtier/diplomat
Status 2 corresponds to particularly trusted courtier/diplomat
Status 3 corresponds to official aid to clan ambassador or family ambassador
Status 4 corresponds to family ambassador

Status in academia
Status 2 corresponds to post-doctorate fellow with few students of their own
Status 3 corresponds to primary investigator / group leader - usually assistant professor who also gives lectures
Status 4 corresponds to a professors with several groups under her/his wing.

Status in Rokugani companies
Status 1: Regular samurai - junior experts, specialists, reporters, managers of a group of heimin agents
Status 2: experienced specialists, junior managers of a small teams of samurai (5-8)
Status 3: highly skilled specialists of a single field or a manager of larger team of samurai (10-15)
Status 4: Manager of other samurai managers, specialist overseeing other specialists in a technical capacity

Status in Rokugani security forces
Status 1: Doshin
Status 2: Yoriki
Status 3: Deputy Magistrate
Status 4: Magistrate

Status within Emerald Office
Status 2: Emerald Doshin
Status 3: Emerald Yoriki
Status 4.5: Deputy Emerald Magistrate
Status 5: Emerald Magistrate