As a cunning servant who ran wild at Yoshimasa's side, she was known as one of the 'Sanma' (literally, Three Demons, meaning Japanese character 'ma' are in their name; Oi-ma, Karasu-ma, Ari-ma), the other two being Suketo KARASUMA and Mochiie ARIMA.
義政のそばに蔓延る奸臣の一人として烏丸資任、有馬持家とともに三魔（おいま、からすま、ありま）と呼ばれた。