<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To adjust the position of a barrier part of an absorbent article according to the body shape of a user. <;P>;SOLUTION: Barrier sheets 4 extending in the front/rear direction are disposed on both sides in the cross direction on the inner surface of the paper diaper. A part 4x on the outer side in the cross direction of each barrier sheet 4 is fixed to the inner side of the article on the whole in the front/rear direction, and a part 4c at the center in the cross direction is detachably fixed to the inner surface with a second hook tape 21 at an end in the front/rear direction on the abdomen side. The part 4c is fixed to the inner surface of the article with a hot-melt adhesive at the other end on the back side, and the part 4c between the ends in the front/rear direction is not fixed to the inner surface of the article. The barrier part, which can be erected from the inner surface of the article, is formed of the unfixed part of the barrier sheet 4. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT