He was designated Jushiige (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) in 828, and assigned as Kunaikyo (Minister of the Ministry of the Sovereign's Household) and Gyobukyo (Minister of Justice), and later became a Sangi (Royal Advisors) in 842.
828年（天長5年）に従四位下、以降宮内卿、刑部卿などを歴任し、842年（承和9年）に参議になる。