He was permitted to enter the Imperial Court in 899, and was appointed Kurodo no to (emperor's personal secretary) in 901 and then Togu Daibu (grand master of the Crown Prince's Household) for Imperial Prince Yasuakira in 917.
昌泰2年（899年）に昇殿し、延喜元年（901年）蔵人頭、同17年保明親王の春宮大夫に就任。