Coil component and inductor

An inductor comprising:

• a core;
• a plurality of leg portions provided at respective ends of the core;
• and
• a conducting wire wound around the core,
• wherein each of the leg portions includes a protrusion that protrudes inward with respect to a joint between the core and the leg portion,
• the leg portion includes an end surface, an inner surface, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, an intersecting portion in the shape of a curved surface located between the inner surface and the end surface, an electrode layer located on the intersection portion and having an inner end line located in the inner surface of the leg portion and an outer end line located in the outer surface of the leg portion, and a distance from the end surface to the inner end line being smaller than a distance from the end surface to the outer end line, and
• the conducting wire includes a straight portion extending from the core to the intersection portions, the straight portion extending in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the core, at a distance from the leg portion, and terminating in an end portion connected to the electrode layer located on the intersecting portion.