Although he was friends with contemporary leading poets such as MINAMOTO no Shitago, ONAKATOMI no Yoshinobu, and MINAMOTO no Shigeyuki, because of his intolerant character and having too much pride in himself, he was not accepted by society and he grew isolated.
当時の有力歌人であった源順（みなもとのしたごう）、大中臣能宣・源重之らと交流があったが、偏狭な性格で自尊心が高かったことから、社交界に受け入れられず孤立した存在であった。