When there was a vacancy for Daijin (Minister) a member of the house of minister was promoted to Naidaijin (Minister of the Center) directly from Dainagon (chief councilor of state) without serving as Konoe no daisho (Major Captain of the Palace Guards) (unlike the Seiga family, he could not serve as Konoe no daisho at the same time).
大臣に欠員が出た場合、大納言から近衛大将を経ずに直接内大臣に昇進する家柄である（清華家とは異なり近衛大将を兼ねることはできない）。