A recording liquid as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one dye has a structure represented by formula (I) wherein m and n each is 0; at least one of R1 to R3 and at least one of R4 to R6 each is a hydrogen atom; and at least one of R1 to R3 and at least one of R4 to R6 each is a group selected from the group consisting of a trifluoromethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfamoyl g