PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent body that can strike a balance between further thinning and improvement in liquid absorbent property.SOLUTION: An absorbent body includes: a substrate nonwoven fabric having an uneven surface including a protrusion and a recess at least one side of the surfaces; and a water-absorbing polymer material fixed to a fiber of the uneven surface of the substrate nonwoven fabric.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】更なる薄型化と液吸収性の向上とを両立し得る吸収体を提供する。【解決手段】少なくとも一方の面側に凸部及び凹部を備えた凹凸面を有する基材不織布と、該基材不織布の前記凹凸面の繊維に固着された吸水性ポリマー材とを有する吸収体。【選択図】図1