Problem to be solved: to provide a highly effective herbicide which shows the effect on various weeds in a lower dosage and ensures a problem such as the effect of soil contamination and the effect on the subsequent crop.Heterocyclic amide compounds represented by the following and herbicides containing them.No selection【課題】より低薬量で各種雑草に対して効果を確実に示し、且つ、土壌汚染や後作物への影響等の問題が軽減された、安全性の高い除草剤を提供する。【解決手段】下記に代表される複素環アミド化合物及びそれらを含有する除草剤。【選択図】なし