His wife was Nariko HINO, a daughter of the Dainagon (Great Councilor) Tokimitsu HINO, and she became his wife thanks to the arrangement and support of a beloved princess of the Emperor Go-Kogon, Senshi Hino.
正室は大納言日野時光の娘である日野業子で、後光厳天皇の寵姫である日野宣子の介添えで義満の室となる。