He was appointed chamberlain in 929, promoted to Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) by chugu-gokyu (a kind of pension paid to the second consort of an emperor) in 934, and finally was appointed the position of Dainagon of Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank).
翌延長7年、侍従に任じられ、承平(日本)4年（934年）には中宮御給によって従五位下に昇進、最終的には正三位大納言に至る。