In 1389, he was appointed as Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state), but in 1390, he resigned his post and became a Buddhist priest, calling himself by his Buddhist name, Jogen.
1389年（康応元年・元中6年）権中納言に任じられるが、翌1390年（明徳元年・元中7年）に職を辞して出家し、法名常言を称した。