An aspect of the present invention relates to a high-strength steel material, having enhanced resistance to brittle crack propagation and break initiation at a low temperature, which comprises in weight % 0.02-0.09% of C, 0.005-0.3% of Si, 0.5-1.7% of Mn, 0.001-0.035% of Sol.Al, 0.03% or less of Nb (not including 0%), 0.01% or less of V (not including 0%), 0.001-0.02% of Ti, 0.01-1.0% of Cu, 0.01-2.0% of Ni, 0.01-0.5% of Cr, 0.001-0.5% of Mo, 0.0002-0.005% of Ca, 0.001-0.006% of N, 0.02% or less of P (not including 0%), 0.003% or less of S (not including 0%) and 0.002% or less of O (not including 0%) with a balance of Fe, and inevitable impurities, satisfies relational expression (1) below, has a microstructure comprising polygonal ferrite and needle-shaped ferrite of the total of 50 area% or greater, and comprises 3.5 area % or less of a martensite-austenite (MA) composite. Relational expression (1): 5*C + Si + 10*sol.Al <= 0.6 (In relational expression (1), each symbol for the element is a value indicating each element content in weight %).