A light-emitting device material comprising a compound having a carbazole skeleton and represented by the following general formula: wherein R 1, R 2 and R 4 to R 8 may be the same or different, and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl ether group, an aryl thioether group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an amino group, a silyl group and -P(=O)R 9 R 10; R 9 and R 10 are each an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, wherein R 3 is a group represented by the general formula, and is directly bonded to the position of R 15, R 1, R 2 and R 4 to R 8 contain none of a dibenzofuran skeleton, a dibenzothiophene skeleton and a carbazole skeleton, and R 1, R 2 and R 4 to R 10 contain none of an anthracene skeleton and a pyrene skeleton; A is a group represented by any of the following general formulae to and to: wherein R 13, R 14 and R 16 to R 20 may be the same or different, and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl ether group, an aryl thioether group, an aryl group, halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an amino group, a silyl group and - P(=O)R 22 R 23; and R 22 and R 23 are each an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, wherein R 15 is a group represented by the general formula, and is directly bonded to the position of R 3; R 13, R 14 and R 16 to R 20 contain none of a dibenzofuran skeleton, a dibenzothiophene skeleton and a carbazole skeleton, and R 13, R 14 and R 16 to R 20, R 22 and R 23 contain none of an anthracene skeleton and a pyrene skeleton, wherein in the general formula, A and R 21 are different groups, wherein R 21 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group and the substituent is an alkyl group or halogen. wherein R 13, R 14 and R 16 to R 20 may be the same or different, and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl ether group, an aryl thioether group, an aryl group, halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an amino group, a silyl group and - P(=O)R 22 R 23; and R 22 and R 23 are each an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, wherein R 15 is a group represented by the general formula, and is directly bonded to the position of R 3; R 13, R 14 and R 16 to R 20 contain none of a dibenzofuran skeleton, a dibenzothiophene skeleton and a carbazole skeleton, and R 13, R 14 and R 16 to R 20, R 22 and R 23 contain none of an anthracene skeleton and a pyrene skeleton, wherein in the general formula, A and R 21 are different groups, wherein R 21 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group and the substituent is an alkyl group or halogen.