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(57) [Summary] [Problem] Excellent in fog / sensitivity and sensitivity / granularity relationship, Provided are a silver halide emulsion, a silver halide light-sensitive material, a compound used therefor, and an image forming method with improved storage stability. SOLUTION: The compound characterized by having at least one of a dye structure and a partial structure containing an unstable chalcogen atom in a molecule. A silver halide emulsion containing at least one of the compounds. A silver halide light-sensitive material comprising at least one of the compounds. An image forming method using the silver halide photosensitive material. The compound is preferably represented by the following general formula (I). General formula (I) A [(L) m-Z 1 ] n wherein A represents a dye structure, L represents a divalent linking group, and Z 1 represents a partial structure containing an unstable chalcogen atom. . m represents 0 or 1, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3. ] |