Aqueous inks for ink jet recording

An aqueous ink for ink jet recording comprising water, a dye and a polymeric compound which can undergo the decarboxylation reaction at a temperature of 150.degree. to 500.degree. C. and which has a molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000, wherein the dye is an oil-soluble dye, a disperse dye, or a direct dye, and wherein the polymeric compound comprises the following recurring unit (I) ##STR2## wherein X independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal ion, an ammonium ion, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamine;

• Y independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a carboxyl group, an acyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a nitro group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group, or a halogen atom;
• and m represents an integer of 0 to 5.