A liquid crystal composition comprising 15% by mass or more of a compound having a terminal structure represented by formula below: and at least one compound represented by any of general formulae (IV-1) to (IV-3) below (Component B), with the proviso of excluding components included in the compounds having a terminal structure represented by formula, wherein the compound having a terminal structure represented by formula is at least one compound represented by any of general formulae (III-1) to (III-3) below, with the proviso of excluding components not included in the compounds having a terminal structure represented by formula, and at least one compound represented by general formula below, with the proviso of excluding components not included in the compounds having a terminal structure represented by formula: wherein R 2 represents R 0, R 0 O, R 0 OCO, or R 0 COO; R 0 represents an alkyl group, in which (an) unsaturated bond (s) may be contained, the - CH 2 -group(s) may be replaced by -O-, -CO-, or -COO-, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group; X 3 and X 4 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; Q 2 represents a halogen atom, haloalkyl group, haloalkox, group, haloalkenyl group, or haloalkenyloxy group; and X 9 and X 10 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom, wherein R 1 represents R 0, R o O, R o OCO, or R o COO; R 0 represents an alkyl group, in which (an) unsaturated bond(s) may be contained, the -CH 2 - group(s) may be replaced by -O-, -CO-, or -COO-, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group; X 1 and X 2 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; Q 1 represents a halogen atom, haloalkyl group, haloalkoxy group, haloalkenyl group, or haloalkenyloxy group; and X 5 to X 8 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; wherein R 2 represents R 0, R 0 O, R 0 OCO, or R 0 COO; R 0 represents an alkyl group, in which (an) unsaturated bond(s) may be contained, the -CH 2 - group(s) may be replaced by -O-, -CO-, or -COO-, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group; A 2 is 1, 4 -phenylene in which the -CH= group (s) may be replaced by -N= and the hydrogen atom(s) may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group, 1,4-cyclohexylene in which the -CH 2 - group(s) may be replaced by -O- or -S- and the hydrogen atom(s) may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group, or 2,6-naphthylene; Z 2 is -COO-, -OCO-, -CH 2 O-, -OCH 2 -, -(CH 2) 3 O-, -O(CH 2) 3 -, -CH=CHCH 2 O-, -OCH 2 CH=CH-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -COO-, or -OCO=CH 2 CH 2 -; X 3 and X 4 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; Q 2 represents a halogen atom, haloalkyl group, haloalkoxy group, haloalkenyl group, or haloalkenyloxy group; m is a number of 1 to 3; and when m is 2 or 3, a plurality of A 2 may be different and a plurality of Z 2 may be different. wherein R 2 represents R 0, R 0 O, R 0 OCO, or R 0 COO; R 0 represents an alkyl group, in which (an) unsaturated bond (s) may be contained, the - CH 2 -group(s) may be replaced by -O-, -CO-, or -COO-, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group; X 3 and X 4 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; Q 2 represents a halogen atom, haloalkyl group, haloalkox, group, haloalkenyl group, or haloalkenyloxy group; and X 9 and X 10 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom, wherein R 1 represents R 0, R o O, R o OCO, or R o COO; R 0 represents an alkyl group, in which (an) unsaturated bond(s) may be contained, the -CH 2 - group(s) may be replaced by -O-, -CO-, or -COO-, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group; X 1 and X 2 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; Q 1 represents a halogen atom, haloalkyl group, haloalkoxy group, haloalkenyl group, or haloalkenyloxy group; and X 5 to X 8 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; wherein R 2 represents R 0, R 0 O, R 0 OCO, or R 0 COO; R 0 represents an alkyl group, in which (an) unsaturated bond(s) may be contained, the -CH 2 - group(s) may be replaced by -O-, -CO-, or -COO-, and part or all of the hydrogen atoms may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group; A 2 is 1, 4 -phenylene in which the -CH= group (s) may be replaced by -N= and the hydrogen atom(s) may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group, 1,4-cyclohexylene in which the -CH 2 - group(s) may be replaced by -O- or -S- and the hydrogen atom(s) may be replaced by a halogen atom or cyano group, or 2,6-naphthylene; Z 2 is -COO-, -OCO-, -CH 2 O-, -OCH 2 -, -(CH 2) 3 O-, -O(CH 2) 3 -, -CH=CHCH 2 O-, -OCH 2 CH=CH-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 -, -CH 2 CH 2 -COO-, or -OCO=CH 2 CH 2 -; X 3 and X 4 each independently represent a hydrogen or fluorine atom; Q 2 represents a halogen atom, haloalkyl group, haloalkoxy group, haloalkenyl group, or haloalkenyloxy group; m is a number of 1 to 3; and when m is 2 or 3, a plurality of A 2 may be different and a plurality of Z 2 may be different.