To provide a near infrared ray absorbent which has good solubility in solvents or good compatibility with resins.

This near infrared ray absorbent represented by the general formula [1] [X1 to X10 are each independently a direct bond, O, N or S, (the N further has H, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl, a substituted or non-substituted alkenyl, a substituted or non-substituted aryl, or a substituted or non-substituted heteroaryl); R1 to R10 are each independently H, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl, a substituted or non-substituted aryl or a substituted or non-substituted heteroaryl; and the adjacent R groups may together form a ring].

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