Patent ID: 8465830

Claim:
A ceramic electronic component comprising: a ceramic body; and a first internal electrode and a second internal electrode provided in the ceramic body and each arranged in a length direction and a width direction of the ceramic body so as to extend to lengthwise end surfaces of the ceramic body; wherein the ceramic body includes a central portion in an approximate center of the ceramic body in the width direction in which the first and second internal electrodes are arranged, a first end portion disposed on one side of the central portion in the width direction in which the first and second internal electrodes are not arranged, and a second end portion disposed on the other side of the central portion in the width direction in which the first and second internal electrodes are not arranged; and the ceramic electronic component satisfies Expressions (1) and (2) below: W1>T (1) W2>T (2) where T denotes an overall dimension of the ceramic body in a thickness direction from an uppermost surface to a lowermost surface of the ceramic body, W 1 denotes a dimension of the first end portion in the width direction, and W 2 denotes a dimension of the second end portion in the width direction.