He had SUGAWARA no Fumitoki as his teacher, became monjosho (student of literary studies in the Imperial University), and gave Imperial Prince Morosada an education; thereafter, he was appointed as Shikibu no jo (Secretary of the Ministry of Ceremonial) when Imperial Prince Morosada assumed a throne as Emperor Kazan.
菅原文時に師事し、文章生に挙げられ、師貞親王に学問を教え、師貞親王が花山天皇として即位すると式部丞に任じられる。