Multilayer ceramic capacitor

A multilayer ceramic capacitor, comprising:

• an element body in which dielectric layers and internal electrode layers are alternately laminated in a first axis direction, wherein
• the dielectric layers include:
• ceramic particles containing a perovskite compound represented by a general formula ABO3;
• silicon;
• and a rare-earth element,
• the perovskite compound contains titanium,
• an amount of the silicon is 3 atomic % or more relative to a total amount of the titanium, and
• the multilayer ceramic capacitor satisfies Expression I,
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• Ly
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• I
• where Ln is a distance (μm) between the internal electrode layers, and Ly is an average distance (nm) between the ceramic particles contained in a region where Ra(x)≥2Ra(0), in which Ra is a ratio of the amount of the silicon (atomic %) to an amount of the rare-earth element (atomic %), Ra(0) is an average value of Ra in the dielectric layers interposed between the internal electrode layers, and Ra(x) is a value of the Ra at a desired position in the dielectric layers interposed between the internal electrode layers.