PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow gaps at various positions or in various shapes to be filled up with one product.SOLUTION: In a pad type disposable diaper 200, at an intermediate position in a width direction on a top sheet 222, a plurality of auxiliary absorbing elements 30 which are a vertically long, expand in a back and forth direction, and can absorb from at least a part of an outer surface are provided in a column in the back and forth direction. The auxiliary absorbing elements 30 are joined to the top sheet 222 surface at the intermediate position in the width direction, and independently, individually swingable with the joint positions as an axis.
