Glossary

Captain/Leader
Captain or Leader describes a member that is the authority of a certain team or group. In KNS48, the term Captain is used, while in other Tadashi Music Agency groups, the term Leader is used.

Current Captains/Leaders=
 * KNS48 Team K Captain: Matsui Miyuki (July 21, 2013 - present)
 * KNS48 Team N Captain: Akimoto Ayumi (January 1, 2015 - present)
 * KNS48 Team S Captain: Watanabe Shu (October 29, 2015 - present)
 * Kensho-nu Leader: Fujiwara Michiyo and Yamazaki Haruka (August 25, 2017 - present)
 * Hybrid Leader: Hoshino Manami (December 12, 2014 - present)
 * Renai Sentai Dash!! Captain: Maehara Ayuna and Shimizu Wakana (August 25, 2017 - present)
 * -|Former Captains/Leaders=
 * KNS48 Team N Captain: Wakahisa Emi (May 17, 2014 - November 9, 2014)
 * Kensho-nu Leader: Koizumi Amaya (November 24, 2013 - January 1, 2015)
 * Kensho-nu Leader: Hikasa Ai (January 1, 2015 - August 25, 2017)
 * Hybrid Leader: Kawamoto Chiyo (September 6, 2014 - December 12, 2014)

Understudy
Understudy (研究生). When girls enter KNS48, they work as an undestudy until they are promoted to a team. Understudies receive many of the same perks as promoted members do, but their appearances are usually limited.

Center
Main Article: Center

Center (センター） describes a member that is in the center position in the line-up formation.

Concurrent Position/Kennin
A Concurrent Position (兼任, Kennin) is a position where a member of a group hold two member positions in two different groups and/or two different teams.

Current Kennins=
 * Yamamoto Aiko: KNS48 Team N and Hybrid: April 18, 2015 - present
 * Hoshino Manami: Hybrid and KNS48 Team N: April 18, 2015 - present
 * Yamazaki Haruka: Kensho-nu and Hybrid: July 27, 2017 - present
 * -|Former Kennins=
 * Kawamoto Chiyo: KNS48 Team N and Hybrid: September 6, 2014 - June 5, 2016
 * Hikasa Ai: Kensho-nu and KNS48 Team N: April 18, 2015 - April 3, 2017
 * Ashikawa Akiko: KNS48 Understudy and Hybrid: October 15, 2016 - April 3, 2017
 * Hikasa Ai: Kensho-nu and Renai Sentai Dash!!: June 21, 2017 - December 31, 2017
 * Kuramoto Mika: KNS48 Team N and Hybrid: October 27, 2014 - August 10, 2018
 * Kohara Izumi: KNS48 Team N and Hybrid: September 6, 2014 - July 16, 2019