Aspects of the invention provide a transflective liquid crystal display
device that prevents display failure, such as an afterimage and
unevenness like stains, and achieves a bright display with a wide viewing
angle in both transmissive display and reflective display. The liquid
crystal display device of the invention is a vertically-aligned
transflective liquid crystal display device having a multigap structure.
Each pixel can include, in a dot region, a plurality of islands, and
connecting portions for electrically connecting the adjoining islands.
Two islands, of the islands, can be disposed in a transmissive display
region, and the remaining island is disposed in a reflective display
region. A boundary sloping area in which the thickness of a liquid
crystal layer continuously changes is disposed right below the connecting
portion in the pixel electrode.