On the generators of the canonical module of a Hibi ring: a criterion of level property and the degrees of generators

In this paper, we study the minimal generating system of the canonical module of a Hibi ring. Using the results, we state a characterization of a Hibi ring to be level. We also give a characterization of a Hibi ring to be of type 2. Further, we show that the degrees of the elements of the minimal generating system of the canonical module of a Hibi ring form a set of consecutive integers.