<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article achieving an elaborate print at a low cost. <;P>;SOLUTION: The absorbent article includes an absorbent body 4, and a printed sheet 6 made by printing a print on a tissue and sandwiched between the absorbent body 4 and a surface sheet 3. The print on the printed sheet 6 is visible from the outer surface of the absorbent article. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT