PNEUMATIC TIRE

A pneumatic tire, having in a ground contact surface of a tread thereof at least one circumferential groove extending in the tire circumferential direction and a plurality of lateral grooves each opening to the corresponding circumferential groove and being wider than the circumferential groove, wherein: a recessed portion is formed in a circumferential groove wall, facing the corresponding lateral groove, of the circumferential groove; an aperture plane portion of the lateral groove at which the lateral groove opens to the circumferential groove at least partially faces an aperture plane portion of the recessed portion at which the recessed portion opens to the circumferential groove; and each lateral groove extends to be inclined with respect to the tire width direction at an inclination angle of at least 30°.