She was a daughter of Emperor Yomei and it is believed that her mother was a daughter of Tagimanokura no Obito Hiro, Ihimenoko (according to "Kojiki").
用明天皇の皇女で、母は当麻倉首日呂（たぎまのくらのおびとひろ）の娘、飯女之子（いひめのこ）とも（『古事記』。