To obtain a recording material which has excellent preservability of a ground and an image, especially excellent heat resistance of a ground and plasticizer resistance of an image.

The (thio)urea compound is represented by general formula (I) [R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a 1-6C alkyl group; m is an integer of 1-3; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a 1-6C alkyl group or a phenyl group; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; n and o are each independently 0 or an integer of 1; R4 and R5 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a 1-6C alkyl group or a 1-6C alkoxy group; p and q are each independently 0 or an integer of 1]. The recording material comprises at least one kind of the compounds.