Use of a compound represented by the following general formula as a light emitting material: wherein in the general formula, R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, an substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms; R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R 7, R 8 and R 9 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group; whereby the carbazolyl group, the aryl group, the heteroaryl group, the alkyl group, or the cycloalkyl group may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkylthio group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkyl-substituted amino group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an acyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having from 3 to 13 carbon atoms, a diarylamino group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an amide group, an alkylamide group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilyl group having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilylalkyl group having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilylalkenyl group having from 5 to 14 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilylalkynyl group having from 5 to 14 carbon atoms, or a nitro group R 10 represents a carbazolyl group which may be substituted with an unsubstituted carbazolyl group, an unsubstituted aryl group, an unsubstituted heteroaryl group, an unsubstituted alkyl group or an unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; n1, n2, n6 and n7 each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 4; n5 represents an integer of from 0 to 3; n8 and n9 each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 5; and n10 represents 0 or 1, provided that when n1, n2 and n5 to n9 each represent an integer of 2 or more, plural groups represented by R 1, R 2 and R 5 to R 9 corresponding to n1, n2 and n5 to n9 respectively each may be the same as or different from each other. R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, an substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms; R 5 and R 6 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R 7, R 8 and R 9 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group; whereby the carbazolyl group, the aryl group, the heteroaryl group, the alkyl group, or the cycloalkyl group may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkylthio group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkyl-substituted amino group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an acyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group having from 3 to 13 carbon atoms, a diarylamino group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group having from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkynyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkylsulfonyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an amide group, an alkylamide group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilyl group having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilylalkyl group having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilylalkenyl group having from 5 to 14 carbon atoms, a trialkylsilylalkynyl group having from 5 to 14 carbon atoms, or a nitro group R 10 represents a carbazolyl group which may be substituted with an unsubstituted carbazolyl group, an unsubstituted aryl group, an unsubstituted heteroaryl group, an unsubstituted alkyl group or an unsubstituted cycloalkyl group; n1, n2, n6 and n7 each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 4; n5 represents an integer of from 0 to 3; n8 and n9 each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 5; and n10 represents 0 or 1, provided that when n1, n2 and n5 to n9 each represent an integer of 2 or more, plural groups represented by R 1, R 2 and R 5 to R 9 corresponding to n1, n2 and n5 to n9 respectively each may be the same as or different from each other.