Provided is a method for manufacturing a sheet-like member of an absorbent article by stacking and fixing a first sheet (3a) and a second sheet (5a) at a merging position (Pj). The first sheet (3a) has a first pitch in a direction in which the first sheet (3a) continues. On the second sheet (5a), a display item (IL) is formed at a second pitch before the second sheet (5a) becomes in a state of a sheet roll (5ar), and the second pitch is smaller than the first pitch. The second sheet (5a) is wrapped around three rolls (31u, 31m, 31d) located upstream from a device (51). A sensor (31s) outputs a value depending on force that is applied to a center roll (31m) by the second sheet (5a). Based on the value, a device (21) feeds the second sheet (5a) from the sheet roll (5ar) . The device (51) sends-off the second sheet (5a) toward the merging position (Pj) while changing the stretching state of the second sheet (5a) so that the display items (IL) are aligned at the first pitch and so that the display item (IL) is located at a target position on the first sheet (5a) is determined based on the first pitch.
