R² represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a cyclopropyl group, or a cyclopropylmethyl group;

n represents 0, 1, or 2;

G¹ represents a nitrogen atom or CR^3a;

G² represents a nitrogen atom or CR^3b;

G³ represents a nitrogen atom or CR^3c;

G⁴ represents a nitrogen atom or CR^3d;

R^3a, R^3b, R^3c, and R^3d are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group B, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group E, a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group H, a 5 or 6 membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one or more substituent(s) substituent selected from Group H, OR¹², NR¹¹R¹², NR^11aR^12a, NR²⁴NR¹¹R¹², NR²⁴OR¹¹, NR¹¹C(O)R¹³, NR²⁴NR¹¹C(O)R¹³, NR¹¹C(O)OR¹⁴, NR²⁴NR¹¹C(O)OR¹⁴, NR¹¹C(O)NR³¹R³², NR²⁴NR¹¹C(O)NR³¹R³², N═CHNR³¹R³², N═S(O)_pR¹⁵R¹⁶, C(O)R¹³, C(O)OR¹⁷, C(O)NR³¹R³², C(O)NR¹¹S(O)₂R²³, CR³⁰═NOR¹⁷, NR¹¹CR²⁴═NOR¹⁷, S(O)_mR²³, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydrogen atom, or a halogen atom;

p represents 0 or 1;

m represents 0, 1, or 2;

R³⁰ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a halogen atom, OR³⁵, NR³⁶R³⁷, or a hydrogen atom;

R³⁵ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom;

R¹⁷ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, or a hydrogen atom;

R¹¹, R²⁴, R³⁶, and R³⁷ are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom;

R¹² represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted at least one substituent selected from Group F, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group J, a C3-C7 cycloalkenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group J, a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, a 6 membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, a hydrogen atom, or S(O)₂R²³;

R²³ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D;

R^11a and R^12a are combined with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached to form a 3-7 membered nonaromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group E;

R¹³ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a (C3-C6 cycloalkyl) C1-C3 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, a 5 or 6 membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, or a hydrogen atom;

R¹⁴ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a (C3-C6 cycloalkyl) C1-C3 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a phenyl C1-C3 alkyl group, wherein the phenyl moiety in the phenyl C₁-C₃ alkyl group is optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D;

R¹⁵ and R¹⁶ are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with one or more halogen atom(s);

R³¹ represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom;

R³² represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one substituent substituent(s) selected from Group F, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group J, S(O)₂R²³, or a hydrogen atom;

Q represents a group represented by Q1 or a group represented by Q2;

Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom;

A² represents a nitrogen atom or CR^6b;

A³ represents a nitrogen atom or CR^6c;

A⁶ represents a nitrogen atom or CR^6f;

A⁷ represents NR^6g, CR^6hR⁶ⁱ, or an oxygen atom;

the combination of A⁴ and A⁵ represents:

a combination wherein A⁴ represents CR^1a, and A⁵ represents a nitrogen atom or CR^6e; or

a combination wherein A⁴ represents a nitrogen atom or CR^6d, and A⁵ represents CR^1b;

R^1a and R^1b are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C₁-C₆ chain hydrocarbon group substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and a halogen atom, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and a halogen atom, SR⁸, S(O)R⁸, S(O)₂R⁸, OR⁸, or OS(O)₂R⁸;

R⁸ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and a halogen atom, or a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a cyano group and a halogen atom;

R^6b, R^6h, and R⁶ⁱ are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom;

R^6c, R^6d, R^6e, and R^6f are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, NR²⁵R²⁶, C(O)R⁷, C(O)OR⁷, C(O)NR¹⁹R²⁰, NR²⁵C(O)R¹⁸, NR²⁵C(O)OR¹⁸, NR²⁵C(O)NR¹⁹R²⁰, a cyano group, a halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom;

R^6g represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom;

R¹⁹ and R²⁵ are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom;

R²⁶ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group L, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group M, a C3-C7 cycloalkenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group M, a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group K, a 6 membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group K, a hydrogen atom, or S(O)₂R²⁷;

R²⁷ represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group K; and

R⁷, R¹⁸, and R²⁰ are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group L, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group M, or a hydrogen atom;

Group B: a group consisting of a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfanyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, and a halogen atom;

Group C: a group consisting of a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, and a halogen atom;

Group D: a group consisting of a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a sulfanyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfanyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, an amino group, NHR²¹, NR²¹R²², C(O)R²¹, OC(O)R²¹, C(O)OR²¹, a cyano group, a nitro group, and a halogen atom;

R²¹ and R²² are identical to or different from each other, and each represent a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom;

Group E: a group consisting of a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a halogen atom, an oxo group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, and a nitro group;

Group F: a group consisting of a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one or more halogen atom, a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, a 5 or 6 membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a 3-7 membered nonaromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group C, an amino group, NHR²¹, NR²¹R²², a halogen atom, and a cyano group;

Group H: a group consisting of a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a 5 or 6 membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group D, OR¹⁰, NR⁹R¹⁰, C(O)R¹⁰, C(O)NR⁹R¹⁰, OC(O)R⁹, OC(O)OR⁹, NR¹⁰C(O)R⁹, NR¹⁰C(O)OR⁹, C(O)OR¹⁰, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, and an amino group;

R⁹ represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom;

R¹⁰ represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, or a hydrogen atom;

Group J: a group consisting of a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a halogen atom, and a cyano group;

Group K: a group consisting of a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkenyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 alkynyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfanyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom amino group, a di(C1-C4 alkyl) amino group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C₂-C₆ alkylcarbonyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyloxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, an aminocarbonyl group, a C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom aminocarbonyl group, a [di(C1-C4 alkyl) amino optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom carbonyl group, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom amino group, a (C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl)(C1-C6 alkyl) amino group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a cyano group, an amino group, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, and a halogen atom;

Group L: a group consisting of a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a phenyl group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group K, a 5 or 6 membered aromatic heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from Group K, a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom amino group, a di(C1-C4 alkyl)amino group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a cyano group, an amino group, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, and a halogen atom;

Group M: a group consisting of a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkoxy group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, a C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl group optionally substituted with at least one halogen atom, an amino group, a cyano group, and a halogen atom;