A semiconductor apparatus comprises a first semiconductor region including a first surface and a second surface, in which a semiconductor of a first conductivity type is arranged, a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, which is arranged between the first surface and the second surface, a third semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, which is arranged in a region between the second semiconductor region and the second surface and on a side portion of the second semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, which is arranged between the first surface and the second surface; and a fifth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, which is arranged in a region between the fourth semiconductor region and the second surface and on a side portion of the fourth semiconductor region.