She was a strong-minded woman as seen in a story that after Hideyoshi was appointed to Kanpaku, she had a quarrel with him using Owari Province accent in front of many daimyos (feudal lords).
関白就任後の秀吉に対し、諸大名の面々の前で尾張訛りの口喧嘩をしたとの逸話もある通り、気の強い女性であった。