A pixel electrode (1) has a frame portion (6) along the entire inner circumference of a pixel (10). The frame portion (6) is provided with a plurality of fine electrodes (7a to 7d) each disposed to form an angle of 45 degrees to the polarization axis of a linear polarizing plate. The pixel electrode (1) has a slit (8) formed in a portion other than the frame portion (6) and the fine electrodes (7a to 7d), i.e., the center portion. When the pixel electrode (1) is applied with a voltage, liquid crystal molecules (4) are oriented in four different directions along the fine electrodes (7a to 7d). Furthermore, by the effects from the frame portion (6) along the entire inner circumference of the pixel (10), the liquid crystal molecules (4) are tilted from the center of the pixel electrode (1) toward the outer circumference of an opposite electrode. That is, the liquid crystal molecules (4) are oriented in the four different directions while tilting from the center of the pixel electrode (1) toward the outer circumference of the opposite electrode.