A semiconductor module of the present invention includes: a semiconductor element having a first main surface and a second main surface facing the first main surface, the semiconductor element including a front surface electrode and a back surface electrode on the first main surface and the second main surface, respectively; a metal plate electrically connected to the back surface electrode of the semiconductor element through a sintered bonding material including metal nanoparticles; and a plate-shaped conductor electrically connected to the front surface electrode of the semiconductor element through the sintered bonding material including the metal nanoparticles. The metal plate and the conductor include grooves communicating between a bonding region bonded to the semiconductor element and the outside of the bonding region.