Provided are: a composition or a compound suitable for an organic EL element that forms layers by an application method; a material for an organic electroluminescence element comprising the composition or the compound; an ink composition including the composition or the compound; an organic EL element using the composition or the compound; and an electronic device equipped with the organic EL element. The compound comprises a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic hydrocarbon group substituted with a substituent having a specific structure, and the composition comprises the compound.