Electric shaver and outer blade used in the electric shaver

An electric shaver comprising:

• an outer blade that has a predetermined length and a predetermined width, and is configured to be brought into contact with a skin;
• and
• an inner blade that is disposed on a side opposite to a side where the outer blade is brought into contact with the skin and is displaced relative to the outer blade,
• wherein the outer blade has a plurality of slits that extend in a width direction of the outer blade and into which body hair is introduced, the slits being arranged at predetermined intervals in a length direction of the outer blade,
• each of the slits includes:
• a first slit portion positioned on a first end portion side of the outer blade in the width direction;
• a second slit portion positioned on a second end portion side of the outer blade in the width direction in a displaced manner from the first slit portion in the length direction of the outer blade;
• and a connecting slit portion connecting the first slit portion to the second slit portion, and
• a displacement width in the length direction of the outer blade between the first slit portion and the second slit portion is set equal to or larger than at least one of widths of connecting portions of the first slit portion and the second slit portion connected to the connecting slit portion.