An absorptive article has an absorption body provided with a bending section formed at its predetermined position, and this allows the absorptive article to deform along the shape of an object to which the article is attached. A sanitary napkin (1), as the absorptive article has a liquid permeable front side sheet (2), a liquid impermeable rear side sheet (3), and the absorption body (4) placed between the front side sheet (2) and the rear side sheet (3) and having the bending section formed at the predetermined position. When applied to the human body, the sanitary napkin (1) deforms along its shape.
