| abstract |
A white ink includes one or more organic solvents including an amide compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1, wherein the amide compound accounts for 40 percent by mass or more of the one or more organic solvents, n n n n n n n n n n In the chemical formula 1, R 1 represents a straight-chained or branch-chained alkyl group having one to six carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 each, independently represent hydrogen atoms or straight-chained or branch-chained alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. |