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Provided are a water-based ink that contains a self-dispersing pigment as a colorant and has a storage stability significantly improved as compared with a conventional ink, an ink cartridge using the water-based ink, and an ink jet recording method. An aqueous inkjet ink containing a self-dispersing pigment and containing a compound represented by formula (I). In addition, an ink cartridge including the water-based ink and an ink container that stores the water-based ink, and an ink-jet recording method of recording an image on a recording medium by discharging the water-based ink from an ink-jet recording head. [Selection figure] None |