Her father was ASUKABE no Natomaro (written as 飛鳥部奈止麻呂 or 安宿奈止麿 in Japanese), who was a lower-level noble descended from a Chinese or Korean family with the rank of Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), and he was based in Asukabe County, Kawachi Province (present-day Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture).
父は飛鳥部奈止麻呂（安宿奈止麿とも）という正五位の河内国安宿郡（現大阪府羽曳野市）を本拠とする渡来人系の下級貴族であった。