Inkjet recording apparatus and inkjet recording method for complement recording

An inkjet recording method which utilizes a recording unit including a plurality of recording heads each having a plurality of nozzles configured to discharge ink droplets, the nozzles being arrayed along a predetermined direction and the recording heads being arranged in a direction different from the arraying direction of the plurality of nozzles, and

• the recording unit performing recording by discharging ink droplets on a recording medium from the nozzles while the recording unit and the recording medium are moving relatively in a direction intersecting with the arraying direction of the nozzle, the inkjet recording method comprising the steps of:
• a step of selecting a plurality of complement nozzles from nozzles adjacent to any defective nozzle of the nozzles arrayed in the plurality of recording heads;
• and
• a complementing step of performing complement recording on a corresponding point on the recording medium where an image is to be formed by the defective nozzle by utilizing the complement nozzles.