He served as Togu gakushi (Teacher of the Classics for the Crown Prince) for Imperial Prince Norihira (later Emperor Reizei) and became Shikibu no taifu (Senior Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies) via Daigaku-ryo (Bureau of Education under the ritsuryo system).
憲平親王（のち冷泉天皇）の東宮学士を務め、大学寮を経て式部大輔に至った。