The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a novel
powder for sintered body production for manufacturing a
ceramic sintered body having excellent electrical properties; a method for producing the novel
powder for sintered body production; a
ceramic sintered body having excellent electrical properties; and a method for producing the
ceramic sintered body. The
powder for sintered body production according to the present invention contains a
metal element M satisfying the following condition A, has a
crystal structure selected from among the
pyrochlore structure and the
spinel structure, and is synthesized by a
liquid phase method. (Condition A) The
metal element M is a combination of a
metal element M1 that is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Zn, Cd, Hg, Bi, Pb, and
rare earth elements, and a metal element M2 that is at least one element selected from the group consisting of B, Sn, Ti, Zr, V, Mo, Pt, Ru, Ir, Si, Ge, Hf, Nb, Ta, and Sb.