A light emitting component comprising: a first light emitting element row (2,82) including light emitting elements (4, 80) arranged in a main scanning direction; and a second light emitting element row (3, 83) including light emitting elements (4, 80) arranged in the main scanning direction such that the second light emitting element row (3, 83) is deviated from the first light emitting element row (2, 82) in a sub scanning direction and each of the light emitting elements (4, 80) in the second light emitting element row (3, 83) is positioned between light emitting elements (4, 80) adjacent to each other in the first light emitting element row (2, 82), wherein each of the light emitting elements (4, 80) of the first and second light emitting element rows (2, 3, 82, 83) defines a light emitting point area (WA1, WA2) that is an area where the light emitting element (4, 80) emits light, wherein a respective electrode (5, 92) through which light does not pass is disposed on the surface of each light emitting element (4, 80) of the first and second light emitting element rows (2, 3, 82, 83), to define respective light emitting beam areas (W1, W2) within the light emitting point areas (WA1, WA2) where light is actually emitted toward an object, wherein there is no gap in the main scanning direction between the light emitting beam area of each light emitting element of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and the light emitting beam area of each light emitting element of the second light emitting element row (3, 83), wherein an arrangement pitch along the main scanning direction between a light emitting point of each light emitting element of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and a light emitting point of each light emitting element of the second light emitting element row (3, 83) is equal to or less than 1/2 of an arrangement pitch in the main scanning direction between light emitting points of the light emitting elements (4, 80) adjacent to each other in each of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and the second light emitting element row (3, 83), and wherein a light emitting beam area of a light emitting element of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and an adjacent light emitting beam area of a light emitting element of the second light emitting element row (3, 83) are overlapped with each other in a range of 0% to 10% in the main scanning direction. a first light emitting element row (2,82) including light emitting elements (4, 80) arranged in a main scanning direction; and a second light emitting element row (3, 83) including light emitting elements (4, 80) arranged in the main scanning direction such that the second light emitting element row (3, 83) is deviated from the first light emitting element row (2, 82) in a sub scanning direction and each of the light emitting elements (4, 80) in the second light emitting element row (3, 83) is positioned between light emitting elements (4, 80) adjacent to each other in the first light emitting element row (2, 82), wherein each of the light emitting elements (4, 80) of the first and second light emitting element rows (2, 3, 82, 83) defines a light emitting point area (WA1, WA2) that is an area where the light emitting element (4, 80) emits light, wherein a respective electrode (5, 92) through which light does not pass is disposed on the surface of each light emitting element (4, 80) of the first and second light emitting element rows (2, 3, 82, 83), to define respective light emitting beam areas (W1, W2) within the light emitting point areas (WA1, WA2) where light is actually emitted toward an object, wherein there is no gap in the main scanning direction between the light emitting beam area of each light emitting element of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and the light emitting beam area of each light emitting element of the second light emitting element row (3, 83), wherein an arrangement pitch along the main scanning direction between a light emitting point of each light emitting element of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and a light emitting point of each light emitting element of the second light emitting element row (3, 83) is equal to or less than 1/2 of an arrangement pitch in the main scanning direction between light emitting points of the light emitting elements (4, 80) adjacent to each other in each of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and the second light emitting element row (3, 83), and wherein a light emitting beam area of a light emitting element of the first light emitting element row (2, 82) and an adjacent light emitting beam area of a light emitting element of the second light emitting element row (3, 83) are overlapped with each other in a range of 0% to 10% in the main scanning direction.