PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article that can be covered by a cover sheet after being folded after use, can be easily disposed without touching a used surface, and also is not deviated and twisted in wearing.SOLUTION: An absorbent article includes: i) an absorbent article body having a liquid permeable front surface sheet, a liquid impermeable rear surface sheet, and an absorbent body arranged between both of the sheets and capable of absorbing a body fluid, and formed to be vertically long and ii) a cover sheet that covers the rear surface sheet and is joined with the absorbent article body at lengthwise edge parts and width direction edge parts. Fixing parts exist on a front surface on a side (a clothing side) that does not face the rear surface sheet in the cover sheet, and a cutting line or a cutting auxiliary line extending in the longitudinal direction of the absorbent article body is formed in the cover sheet.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】使用後に吸収性物品を折りたたんでカバーシートで覆うことができて、使用面を触ることなく容易に捨てることができ、しかも、装着ズレ、ヨレのない吸収性物品を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】i)液透過性表面シートと、液不透過性裏面シートと、それらの間にあって体液を吸収可能な吸収体を備え、縦長に形成された吸収性物品本体、及びii)裏面シートを被覆し、吸収性物品本体と長手方向縁部および幅方向縁部で接合されているカバーシートを有し、カバーシートの裏面シートと対面しない側(着衣側)の表面には止着部が存在し、カバーシートには、吸収性物品本体の長手方向に伸びる切断線又は切断補助線が形成されている、吸収性物品。【選択図】図4