An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor light-emitting device that reduces dislocation density and has a high light emission efficiency. A semiconductor light-emitting device 20 has an underlayer 13 made of nitride semiconductor containing Al and a dislocation density of 10 11 /cm 2 or less. The device further has an n-type conductive layer 14 and p-type conductive layer 17 each composed of nitride semiconductor having an Al content smaller than that of the nitride semiconductor constituting the underlayer and having a dislocation density of 1×10 10 /cm 2 or less. The device still further has a light emitting layer 15 composed of nitride semiconductor having an Al content smaller than that of the nitride semiconductor constituting the underlayer and having a dislocation density of 1×10 10 /cm 2 or less, as well.