A directional control valve, wherein a first hollow chamber (43) and a second hollow chamber (45) are dividedly formed in a spool (41) rotatably or slidably inserted into a sleeve (5) fixedly fitted into a valve housing (3), supply side inlets (51) for always connecting a P port (31) to the first hollow chamber (43) and supply side outlets (53) capable of switching a connection state between the first hollow chamber (43) and supply ports (35A, 35B) are provided in the spool (41), discharge side inlets (55) capable of switching a connection state between the second hollow chamber (45) and discharge ports (37A, 37B) and a discharged outlet (57) for always connecting the second hollow chamber (45) to T ports (39) are provided in the spool (41), and the supply side inlets (51) and the ports are equally spaced in circumferential direction.
