In 761, he was granted Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and was consecutively Saejinokami (Captain of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards) and Shikibu no taifu (Chief Judge) and then became Sanji (councilor) in 774.
761年（天平宝字5年）従五位下に叙され、以後左衛士督・式部大輔を歴任し、774年（宝亀5年）参議となった。