A cell comprising: an electrolyte; a separator (30, 30', 30", 130, 230, 330, 430); and an electrode comprising: a current collector (11, 11', 11", 21, 21', 21", 111, 121, 211, 221, 311, 321, 411, 421); and an active material layer (13, 13', 13", 23, 23', 23", 113, 123, 223, 313, 323, 413, 423) containing an active material that contains a zinc-containing compound, wherein the electrode further comprises an anion conducting material (10, 10', 20', 20", 110, 210, 310, 410), the anion conducting material contains not less than 25% by mass of a polymer relative to 100% by mass of the anion conducting material and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an oxide, which is at least one of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide, barium oxide, bismuth oxide, cobalt oxide, cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tin oxide, and zirconium oxide, a hydroxide, which is at least one of magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, strontium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, cerium hydroxide, and zirconium hydroxide, a layered double hydroxide, which is hydrotalcite, a sulfuric acid compound, which is ettringite and a phosphoric acid compound, which is hydroxyapatite, wherein the polymer is selected from hydrocarbon moiety-containing polymers, aromatic group-containing polymers, ether group-containing polymers, carboxyl group-containing polymers, carboxylate group-containing polymers, halogen-containing polymers, sulfonate moiety-containing polymers, quaternary ammonium salt- or quaternary phosphonium salt-containing polymers, and saccharides; characterized in that a surface of the active material layer (13, 13', 13", 23, 23', 23", 113, 123, 223, 313, 323, 413, 423) through which a current flows in cell reactions is covered with the layer of the anion conducting material (10, 10', 20', 20", 110, 210, 310, 410). an electrolyte; a separator (30, 30', 30", 130, 230, 330, 430); and an electrode comprising: a current collector (11, 11', 11", 21, 21', 21", 111, 121, 211, 221, 311, 321, 411, 421); and an active material layer (13, 13', 13", 23, 23', 23", 113, 123, 223, 313, 323, 413, 423) containing an active material that contains a zinc-containing compound, wherein the electrode further comprises an anion conducting material (10, 10', 20', 20", 110, 210, 310, 410), the anion conducting material contains not less than 25% by mass of a polymer relative to 100% by mass of the anion conducting material and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an oxide, which is at least one of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide, barium oxide, bismuth oxide, cobalt oxide, cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tin oxide, and zirconium oxide, a hydroxide, which is at least one of magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, strontium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, cerium hydroxide, and zirconium hydroxide, a layered double hydroxide, which is hydrotalcite, a sulfuric acid compound, which is ettringite and a phosphoric acid compound, which is hydroxyapatite, wherein the polymer is selected from hydrocarbon moiety-containing polymers, aromatic group-containing polymers, ether group-containing polymers, carboxyl group-containing polymers, carboxylate group-containing polymers, halogen-containing polymers, sulfonate moiety-containing polymers, quaternary ammonium salt- or quaternary phosphonium salt-containing polymers, and saccharides; characterized in that a surface of the active material layer (13, 13', 13", 23, 23', 23", 113, 123, 223, 313, 323, 413, 423) through which a current flows in cell reactions is covered with the layer of the anion conducting material (10, 10', 20', 20", 110, 210, 310, 410). a current collector (11, 11', 11", 21, 21', 21", 111, 121, 211, 221, 311, 321, 411, 421); and an active material layer (13, 13', 13", 23, 23', 23", 113, 123, 223, 313, 323, 413, 423) containing an active material that contains a zinc-containing compound, wherein the electrode further comprises an anion conducting material (10, 10', 20', 20", 110, 210, 310, 410), the anion conducting material contains not less than 25% by mass of a polymer relative to 100% by mass of the anion conducting material and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an oxide, which is at least one of magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide, barium oxide, bismuth oxide, cobalt oxide, cerium oxide, niobium oxide, tin oxide, and zirconium oxide, a hydroxide, which is at least one of magnesium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, strontium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, cerium hydroxide, and zirconium hydroxide, a layered double hydroxide, which is hydrotalcite, a sulfuric acid compound, which is ettringite and a phosphoric acid compound, which is hydroxyapatite, wherein the polymer is selected from hydrocarbon moiety-containing polymers, aromatic group-containing polymers, ether group-containing polymers, carboxyl group-containing polymers, carboxylate group-containing polymers, halogen-containing polymers, sulfonate moiety-containing polymers, quaternary ammonium salt- or quaternary phosphonium salt-containing polymers, and saccharides; characterized in that a surface of the active material layer (13, 13', 13", 23, 23', 23", 113, 123, 223, 313, 323, 413, 423) through which a current flows in cell reactions is covered with the layer of the anion conducting material (10, 10', 20', 20", 110, 210, 310, 410).