Multilayer ceramic capacitor

A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising:

• an element body portion including a first principal surface and a second principal surface opposite to each other in a thickness direction, a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to each other in a width direction, and a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other in a length direction, and a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrode layers laminated in the thickness direction;
• and
• a pair of external electrodes respectively on the first end surface and the second end surface, and electrically connected to the plurality of internal electrode layers;
• wherein
• in a cross section of the element body portion extending through a central portion in the length direction and parallel or substantially parallel to the thickness direction and the width direction, a deviation amount in the width direction between internal electrode layers adjacent to each other in the thickness direction is smaller than about 3 μm;
• each of the plurality of internal electrode layers includes an opposing portion opposed to the internal electrode layer which is adjacent in the thickness direction, and a lead-out portion connected to the opposing portion and extending to the first end surface or the second end surface;
• a width of the opposing portion is greater than a width of the lead-out portion in the width direction;
• a region of the element body portion at which the lead-out portions overlap in the thickness direction includes a thick portion which is thicker than the central portion of the element body portion in the length direction;
• and
• end portions in the width direction of the lead-out portions which are adjacent to each other in the thickness direction are deviated by about 3 μm or more in the width direction.