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[PROBLEMS] To improve bleeding, which is a major problem when printing on plain paper by an ink jet recording method, to enable good image formation that achieves both fixability and color development without causing back-through. A reaction liquid for ink jet recording which can be continuously discharged for a long period of time even by energy discharge, a recording method using the same, and an ink set comprising the reaction liquid and pigment ink. A reaction liquid for ink-jet recording which is used together with a pigment ink and reacts when contacted with the pigment ink, comprising (a) a polyvalent metal salt, (b) a tricarballylic acid, and (c) a liquid medium. A reaction liquid for inkjet recording, an inkjet recording method using the same, and an ink set comprising the reaction liquid and a pigment ink. [Selection figure] None |