Provided is a rotating electric machine, including: a stator; and a rotor, wherein the rotor includes: a rotor core having a plurality of holes formed so as to be arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotor; and at least one permanent magnet, wherein the number of magnetic poles of the rotor is “p”, wherein the plurality of holes include a first hole into which the permanent magnet is inserted, and a second hole into which the permanent magnet is not inserted, the first hole including p/2 first holes, the second hole including p/2 second holes, wherein the first hole and the second hole are formed so as to be alternately arranged in the circumferential direction, and wherein the second hole includes a first opening portion that opens to the stator side in a radial direction of the rotor.