A liquid crystal composition having negative dielectric anisotropy, comprising a compound represented by formula, two or more compounds represented by general formula, a compound represented by general formula, a compound represented by the formula, and the compound (VI-a4), wherein the compounds represented by general formula include one or more compounds with n 1 representing 0 and one or more compounds with n 1 representing 1, wherein the compounds represented by general formula include one or more compounds represented by general formula (II-1) as the one or more compounds with n 1 representing 1 and one or more compounds represented by general formula (II-2) as the one or more compounds with n 1 representing 0: in the formula, R 1 and R 2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; and n 1 represents 0 or 1; in the formula, R 3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, R 4 represents an alkoxy group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and A 1 represents a 1,4-cyclohexylene group; in the formula, R 1 is the same as R 1 in general formula; in the formula, R 1 is the same as R 1 in general formula; in the formula, R 7 and R 8 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; at least one hydrogen atom in the alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, and/or alkenyloxy group may be substituted with a fluorine atom; and a methylene group in the alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, and/or alkenyloxy group may be substituted with an oxygen atom as long as oxygen atoms are not bonded consecutively or with a carbonyl group as long as carbonyl groups are not bonded consecutively, A 2 represents a 1,4-cyclohexylene group, a 1,4-phenylene group, or a tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl group and when A 2 represents a 1,4-phenylene group, the 1,4-phenylene group may have at least one hydrogen atom substituted with a fluorine atom, Z 1 represents a single bond, -OCH 2 -, -OCF 2 -, -CH 2 O-, or-CF 2 O-, n represents 0 or 1, and X 1 to X 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom and at least one of X 1 to X 6 represents a fluorine atom; and in the formula, R 7 and R 8 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; at least one hydrogen atom in the alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, and/or alkenyloxy group may be substituted with a fluorine atom; and a methylene group in the alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, and/or alkenyloxy group may be substituted with an oxygen atom as long as oxygen atoms are not bonded consecutively or with a carbonyl group as long as carbonyl groups are not bonded consecutively, A 2 represents a 1,4-cyclohexylene group, a 1,4-phenylene group, or a tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl group and when A 2 represents a 1,4-phenylene group, the 1,4-phenylene group may have at least one hydrogen atom substituted with a fluorine atom, Z 1 represents a single bond, -OCH 2 -, -OCF 2 -, -CH 2 O-, or-CF 2 O-, n represents 0 or 1, and X 1 to X 6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom and at least one of X 1 to X 6 represents a fluorine atom; and