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A compound represented by the following general formula (I) is added to at least one layer of a silver halide photographic photosensitive material, thereby improving sharpness and graininess or decreasing a variation in photographic performance during storage after photography and before development: nGeneral Formula (I)n n where A represents a coupler moiety, each of R¹ and R² independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, each of R³ and R⁴ independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, INH represents a group having a development inhibiting function, and R⁵ represents a nonsubstituted phenyl group, a nonsubstituted primary alkyl group, or a primary alkyl group substituted with a group other than an aryl group, at least one of R¹ to R⁴ being a substituent other than a hydrogen atom, and an -OC(=O)- group combining with one of two nitrogen atoms forming a pyrazole ring. |