A vehicular lamp used for a vehicle includes a semiconductor light emitting element for emitting light, a resistor for current detection for causing a current detection voltage in response to a current flowing through the semiconductor light emitting element, the resistor being coupled in series to the semiconductor light emitting element, a serial diode being coupled in series to the resistor for current detection and the semiconductor light emitting element in a forward direction, and an open circuit detecting unit for detecting an open circuit of the semiconductor light emitting element based on a sum voltage, which is a sum of a forward voltage of the serial diode and the current detection voltage.

 
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