A dielectric constant measuring apparatus for measuring a dielectric
constant of a dielectric substance is provided with: a cantilever having
a small projection on a tip side of a cantilevered electric conductor; an
electrode which is placed around the cantilever and is earthed; an
inductor (L) placed so as to constitute a resonance circuit together with
a capacitance (Cs) in a small area of the dielectric substance that the
cantilever contacts; an oscillating device connected to the resonance
circuit; a demodulating device for demodulating an oscillation frequency
of the oscillating device; and a dielectric constant detecting device for
detecting a dielectric constant information from a demodulation signal of
the demodulating. The dielectric constant measuring apparatus can be
applied to an information recording/reproducing apparatus using a
dielectric record medium.