An absorptive article (1) comprises: an absorptive body (10) which includes an absorption body (13) and an exterior body (20) which is provided to the outer surface side of the absorptive body (10) and is provided with a belly-side portion (F) which is located on the belly side of a human body when the absorptive article(1) is worn and with a back-side portion (B) which is located on the back side of the human body when worn, wherein a waist opening section (W) and a pair of left and right leg opening sections (L) are formed in the absorptive article (1) by joining, using heat sealing or ultrasonic sealing, the belly-side portion (F) and the back-side portion (B) of the exterior body (20) together at joint sections (21, 22) located at both side ends of the belly-side portion (F) and the back-side portion (B). Reduced strength regions (T) and unreduced strength regions (S) are disposed between the belly-side section (F) and the back-side section (B) at the positions of the joint sections (21, 22). A reduced strength region (T) has disposed therein a joint strength-reducing material for reducing the joint strength between the joint sections (21, 22), and an unreduced strength region (S) has no joint strength-reducing material disposed therein. Enhanced strength and increased easiness of peeling of the joint sections are achieved at the same time.
