The invention provides an epoxy compound A represented by the following formula (1): in the formula (1), Ar's each independently represent a structure having an unsubstituted or substituted aromatic ring; R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 or 2 carbon atoms; R3 to R8 represent a hydroxy group, a glycidyl ether group and/or a 2-methylglycidyl ether group, and at least one of R3 to R8 is a glycidyl ether group or a 2-methylglycidyl ether group; R9 to R12 represent a hydroxy group or a methyl group; n is an integer of 11 to 16; and m, p1, p2, and q are average values of repetition, m is 0.5 to 10, p1 and p2 are each independently 0 to 5, and q is 0.5 to 5 (provided that each repeating unit present in the repeating units may be the same or different).