A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a first pixel electrode on the first substrate, being formed in a transparent conductor layer and including a first body portion; and a shield electrode formed in the same transparent conductor layer as the first pixel electrode and including a first sub-shield electrode (180a1) extending along a first direction (d 1) on a first side of the first pixel electrode, and a second sub-shield electrode (180a2) extending along the first direction (d 1) on a second side of the first pixel electrode, wherein: the first body portion includes a first stem portion (SPE1a), which extends in the first direction (d 1), a second stem portion (SPE2b), which extends in a second direction (d 2) that intersects the first direction (d 1), and a plurality of branch portions (SPE1c), which extend from at least one of the first stem portion (SPE1a) and the second stem portion (SPE2b) characterized in that the first pixel electrode further comprises a first sub-edge portion (SPE2a) extending substantially along the first direction (d 1) on a first side of the first body portion and forming the first side of the pixel electrode; and a second sub-edge portion (SPE2b) extending substantially along the first direction (d 1) on a second side of the first body portion and forming the second side of the pixel electrode, wherein the first sub-edge portion (SPE2a) has a first region and a second region having different shortest distances to the first sub-shield electrode (180a1); and the second sub-edge portion (SPE2b) has a third region and a fourth region having different shortest distances to the second sub-shield electrode (180a2). a first substrate; a first pixel electrode on the first substrate, being formed in a transparent conductor layer and including a first body portion; and a shield electrode formed in the same transparent conductor layer as the first pixel electrode and including a first sub-shield electrode (180a1) extending along a first direction (d 1) on a first side of the first pixel electrode, and a second sub-shield electrode (180a2) extending along the first direction (d 1) on a second side of the first pixel electrode, wherein: the first body portion includes a first stem portion (SPE1a), which extends in the first direction (d 1), a second stem portion (SPE2b), which extends in a second direction (d 2) that intersects the first direction (d 1), and a plurality of branch portions (SPE1c), which extend from at least one of the first stem portion (SPE1a) and the second stem portion (SPE2b) characterized in that the first pixel electrode further comprises a first sub-edge portion (SPE2a) extending substantially along the first direction (d 1) on a first side of the first body portion and forming the first side of the pixel electrode; and a second sub-edge portion (SPE2b) extending substantially along the first direction (d 1) on a second side of the first body portion and forming the second side of the pixel electrode, wherein the first sub-edge portion (SPE2a) has a first region and a second region having different shortest distances to the first sub-shield electrode (180a1); and the second sub-edge portion (SPE2b) has a third region and a fourth region having different shortest distances to the second sub-shield electrode (180a2). the first body portion includes a first stem portion (SPE1a), which extends in the first direction (d 1), a second stem portion (SPE2b), which extends in a second direction (d 2) that intersects the first direction (d 1), and a plurality of branch portions (SPE1c), which extend from at least one of the first stem portion (SPE1a) and the second stem portion (SPE2b) characterized in that the first pixel electrode further comprises a first sub-edge portion (SPE2a) extending substantially along the first direction (d 1) on a first side of the first body portion and forming the first side of the pixel electrode; and a second sub-edge portion (SPE2b) extending substantially along the first direction (d 1) on a second side of the first body portion and forming the second side of the pixel electrode, wherein the first sub-edge portion (SPE2a) has a first region and a second region having different shortest distances to the first sub-shield electrode (180a1); and the second sub-edge portion (SPE2b) has a third region and a fourth region having different shortest distances to the second sub-shield electrode (180a2).