| abstract |
An ink-jet recording ink containing water and a coloring material, wherein the ink-jet recording ink further contains an ethylenediamine compound represented by Formula (I). n n nwherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and an alkylene oxide group, provided that at least one of R 1 and R 2 and at least one of R 3 and R 4 are each an alkylene oxide group, and that alkylene oxide units in one molecule are 2 to 20 in total number. |