PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a wear feeling while maintaining excellent body shape suitability of a conventional absorbent, and to improve liquid diffusibility and liquid absorbency.SOLUTION: The absorbent 10 includes: a liquid-receiving layer part 11 absorbing a liquid and diffusing it in the planar direction and a plurality of protruding liquid absorption storage parts 12 separately disposed on one surface side of the liquid-receiving layer part 11 continuously to the liquid-receiving layer part 11, and absorbing and storing the liquid. The plurality of protruding liquid absorption storage parts 12 each have a higher area ratio than each recessed part 13 disposed between the protruding liquid absorption storage parts 12, and the liquid-receiving layer part 11 of the bottom part of the recessed part 13 has lower basis weight and density than the protruding liquid absorption storage part 12.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、従来の吸収体が持つ優れた体型適合性を維持しつつ、装着感を向上させるとともに、液拡散性と液吸収性を向上させることを課題とする。【解決手段】液体を吸収して平面方向に拡散する受液層部11と、該受液層部11の一面側に該受液層部11に連続して複数に分立して配され液体を吸収して貯える突出液吸収貯蔵部12とを有し、前記複数の突出液吸収貯蔵部12は前記突出液吸収貯蔵部12間に配される凹部13よりも面積率が高く、前記凹部13底部の前記受液層部11は前記突出液吸収貯蔵部12より坪量および密度が低い吸収体10を提供する。【選択図】図1