The present disclosure is a
printing ink for a heat-sensitive recording medium, which is the following (A) or (B): (A) a heat-sensitive color-developing
printing ink that contains a
leuco dye, a color developing agent, a vinyl pyrrolidone-
vinyl acetate copolymer, and a
solvent, in which the color developing agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of: an N, N '-diarylurea compound represented by general formula (1) (in the formula, R1 represents a
hydrogen atom or a
methyl group); and R0 represents a C1-12
alkyl group, a C7-12 aralkyl group, or a C6-12
aryl group. The aralkyl group and the
aryl group may be substituted by a C1-12
alkyl group, a C1-12
alkoxy group, a C6-12
aryl group, or a
halogen atom. The plurality of R0 may be the same or different. A1 represents a
hydrogen atom or a C1-4
alkyl group. The plurality of A1 may be the same or different. ), a compound represented by general formula (2) (in the formula, R1 to R5 may be the same or different and each represents a
hydrogen atom, a
halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an
alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylcarbonyloxy group, an arylcarbonyloxy group, an alkylcarbonylamino group, an arylcarbonylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, a monoalkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, or an arylamino group. The catalyst is 5-(N-3-methylphenyl-sulfamoyl)-N ', N' '-bis-(3-methylphenyl)-
isophthalic acid diamide; and (B) a protective layer
printing ink for a heat-sensitive recording medium, the protective layer printing ink containing an
adhesive, a sliding property imparting agent, and a
solvent, the
adhesive being a polyvinyl
acetal resin, and the sliding property imparting agent being an
alkyl phosphate ester and / or a salt thereof.