According to one embodiment, a nitride-semiconductor light-emitting element includes a laminated body, a pair of two transparent conductive layers, a current-blocking layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The laminated body includes a nitride semiconductor, a first layer including a first conductivity-type layer, a second layer including a second conductivity-type layer, and a light-emitting layer sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. The two transparent conductive layers are laterally separated from each other by a prescribed region. The prescribed region is a portion of a surface of the first layer. The current-blocking layer covers respective surfaces of the two transparent conductive layers.