He celebrated his coming-of-age in 1372 and the following year, he was ennobled at the young age of only eight and appointed Jibu Gon no Shoyu (Junior Assistant Minister of Civil Affairs).
応安5年/文中元年（1372年）に元服し、翌年にはわずか8歳で叙爵されて治部権少輔に任ぜられた。