| abstract |
An ink contains a colorant, a water soluble organic solvent, a silicone-based surfactant, a compound represented by the following chemical formula 1, and water, wherein the water soluble organic solvent having a boiling point of 250 °C or higher accounts for 38 % by weight or less in a total amount of the water soluble organic solvent,n nwhere R 11 and R 12 each, independently represent aliphatic hydrocarbon groups having 3 to 6 carbon atoms with forks and R 13 and R 14 each, independently represent alkyl groups having one to two carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of from 1 to 6. |