To prevent collapse of a slit on an absorbent body. This absorbent article is provided with an absorbent element (50) comprising an absorbent body (56) wrapped with a wrapping sheet (58). The wrapping sheet (58) has an intermediate part (58m) located on either of the front and back surfaces of the absorbent body (56) and side parts (58s) folded to the other side of the absorbent body (56) from the intermediate part (58m). The side parts (58s) overlap each other on the other side of the absorbent body (56) and the overlapped portions are bonded with a hot-melt adhesive (H3) so that a joint part (58c) is formed. At least the surface of the absorbent body (56) facing the joint part (58c) is bonded to the inner surface of the wrapping sheet (58) with a hot-melt adhesive (H1, H2). The joint part (58c) of the wrapping sheet (58) extends laterally throughout the width of a slit (54) formed on the absorbent body (56).本發明所欲解決的問題在於抑制吸收體的狹縫發生崩壞。 為了解決上述問題，本發明提供一種吸收性物品，其特徵在於：具備以包裝片58包裝吸收體56而成之吸收要素50，包裝片58具有位於吸收體56的正反側中之任一側之中間部分58m、及自此中間部分58m朝吸收體56的另一側折回之兩側部分58s，並且該兩側部分58s於吸收體56的另一側重疊且藉由熱熔黏合劑H3將該重疊部分黏合而形成連接部58c，其中，吸收體56中的至少在連接部58c側的面，是藉由熱熔黏合劑H1、H2來黏合在包裝片58的內表面上，且包裝片58的連接部58c是以遍及設置於吸收體56中的狹縫54的寬度方向兩側的方式往寬度方向延伸。
