His mother was a Sanuki clan member who was a lady in waiting in the court (the daughter of SANUKI no Naganao who held the rank of Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and the office of Shikibu-sho (the Ministry of Ceremonial)).
母は更衣(女官)讃岐氏（従五位下式部省讃岐永直の娘）。