PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cellulose nonwoven fabric having high designability and transparency in a wet state and also having a longitudinal-transverse ratio in strength with good handleability.SOLUTION: A nonwoven fabric made of cellulose fibers has the following characteristics that: (i) there is a consolidated portion in a wet state, (ii) transparency in the wet state is 70-100%, (iii) a water content-retaining amount in the wet state is 0.01-0.69 g/cm2, (iv) an area of the consolidated portion is 1-60% of the whole area and width of the consolidated portion is 1-15 mm, and (v) a longitudinal-transverse ratio (longitudinal/transverse) in strength in the wet state is 0.5-2.0.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】湿潤状態において高い意匠性と透明度を有し、かつ、取り扱い性が良い縦横強度比をもつセルロース繊維不織布の提供。【解決手段】以下の特徴: (i)湿潤状態において圧密化した部分を有する、 (ii)前記湿潤状態の透明度が70~100%である、 (iii)前記湿潤状態の水分保持量が0.01~0.69g/cm2である、 (iv)前記圧密化した部分の面積が全体の1~60%であり、該圧密化した部分の幅が1~15mmである、及び (v)前記湿潤状態の強度の縦横比(縦/横)が0.5~2.0である、を有する、セルロース繊維からなる不織布シート。【選択図】なし