The present invention aims to provide an absorbent article incorporated with a functional sheet without any anxiety that the wearers skin might be contaminated even though the article is partially colored.In an absorbent article 1a comprising a sheet assembly 10, a functional sheet 51 having a size smaller than that of the sheet assembly 10, and a bodily fluid-absorbent structure 30 wherein the functional sheet 51 and the bodily fluid-absorbent structure 30 are attached to the sheet assembly 10, the functional sheet 51 is put flat with and bonded to the sheet assembly 10 so as to be kept in contact with the wearers skin and an externally visible colored zone 4 is provided between the functional sheet 51 and the sheet assembly 10.
