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A multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising: a multilayer body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes that are alternately stacked on one another, two main surfaces facing each other in a stacking direction, two end surfaces facing each other in a length direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the stacking direction, and two side surfaces facing each other in a width direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the stacking direction and the length direction; and two external electrodes respectively on the two end surfaces of the multilayer body; wherein the plurality of internal electrodes include first internal electrodes and second internal electrodes arranged alternately in the stacking direction, the first internal electrodes extending to one of the two external electrodes, the second internal electrodes extending to another of the two external electrodes; a distance between the first internal electrodes adjacent to each other in the stacking direction includes a distance T11 and a distance T12, the distance T11 is defined between portions of the adjacent first internal electrodes that coincide with a respective one of the second internal electrodes in the stacking direction and correspond to a middle portion of the main surface, the distance T12 is defined between portions of the adjacent first internal electrodes that do not coincide with the respective one of the second internal electrodes in the stacking direction and are in proximity of the one of the external electrodes, and the distance T11 is greater than the distance T12; a distance between the second internal electrodes adjacent to each other in the stacking direction includes a distance T21 and a distance T22, the distance T21 being defined between portions of the adjacent second internal electrodes that coincide with a respective one of the first internal electrodes in the stacking direction and correspond in position to the middle portion of the main surface, the distance T22 being defined between portions of the adjacent second internal electrodes that do not coincide with the respective one of the first internal electrodes in the stacking direction and are in proximity of the other of the external electrodes, and the distance T21 being greater than the distance T22; and at least one of the two main surfaces is partially raised, wherein in the proximity of the one of the external electrodes where an end portion of one of the second internal electrodes is adjacent to and interposed between the first internal electrodes in the stacking direction, a distance between the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes and one of the first internal electrodes adjacent in the stacking direction to the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes is defined as a distance T13, a distance between the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes and another of the first internal electrodes adjacent in the stacking direction to the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes is defined as a distance T14, and a difference between the distance T13 and the distance T14 is defined as a distance difference (T13−T14); in the width direction, the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes is adjacent to and interposed between the first internal electrodes in the stacking direction, a distance between the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes and the one of the first internal electrodes adjacent in the stacking direction to the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes is defined as a distance T13W, a distance between the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes and the other of the first internal electrodes adjacent in the stacking direction to the end portion of the one of the second internal electrodes is defined as a distance T14W, and a difference between the distance T13W and the distance T14W is defined as a distance difference (T13W−T14W); the distance difference (T13−T14) is greater than the distance difference (T13W−T14W); in the proximity of the other of the external electrodes where an end portion of one of the first internal electrodes is adjacent to and interposed between the second internal electrodes in the stacking direction, a distance between the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes and one of the second internal electrodes adjacent in the stacking direction to the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes is defined as a distance T23, a distance between the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes and another of the second internal electrodes adjacent in the stacking direction to the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes is defined as a distance T24, and a difference between the distance T23 and the distance T24 is defined as a distance difference (T23−T24); in the width direction, the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes is adjacent to and interposed between the second internal electrodes in the stacking direction, a distance between the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes and the one of the second internal electrodes adjacent in the stacking direction to the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes is defined as a distance T23W, a distance between the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes and the other of the second internal electrodes in the stacking direction adjacent to the end portion of the one of the first internal electrodes is defined as a distance T24W, and a difference between the distance T23W and the distance T24W is defined as a distance difference (T23W−T24W); and the distance difference (T23−T24) is greater than the distance difference (T23W−T24W), wherein the distance difference (T13−T14) and the distance difference (T23−T24) each correspond to about 40% or more and about 90% or less of a thickness of the internal electrode.
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