A silver halide emulsion containing a compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2): ##STR00001## ##STR00002## wherein R.sub.1 represents an OH group, an SH group, or an --NR.sub.2R.sub.3 group in which R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkylsulfonyl group, or an arylsulfonyl group; L represents an alkenylene group, an arylene group, an --N.dbd.N-- group, a divalent aromatic heterocyclic group, or a --C(R.sub.4).dbd.N-- group in which R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; n represents 0 or 1; X and Y each independently represent a nitrogen atom or a --CR.sub.5-- group in which R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent bondable to the carbon atom; Z represents an atomic group in the 5- to 7-membered ring; and M represents a hydrogen atom, a metal ion, or a quaternary ammonium ion.