To provide a semiconductor light emitting element of which color irregularity is improved, the semiconductor light emitting element according to the present invention comprises: a support substrate; a semiconductor laminated structural body provided on the support substrate, the semiconductor laminated structural body having a first semiconductor layer, a luminescent layer, and a second semiconductor layer; a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; a light shielding member covering a portion of an upper surface and side surfaces of the semiconductor laminated structural body, the light shielding member electrically separated from both of the first electrode and the second electrode; and a wavelength conversion member covering an upper surface not covered by the light shielding member of the semiconductor laminated structural body.