PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorber that has absorption properties optimized for diverse applications of absorption articles, and also is freely configurable of each function of diffusion and absorption of liquid.SOLUTION: A multifunctional multilayered absorber includes: an absorbing layer formed chiefly of a high water-absorption resin supported on the surface of a nonwoven fabric-like substrate a composite absorber formed of a fiber net-like hot-melt adhesive and covering the absorbing layer therewith and a composite absorber having a structure identical to or different from the composite absorber, or a sheet material, which is mutually integrated with the composite absorber by the hot-melt adhesive, wherein each layer has different function from each other.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】吸収製品の多岐に渡る用途に最適な吸収特性を有するとともに、液の拡散および吸収の各機能を自由に設定できるような吸収体を提供する。【解決手段】 不織布状基材の表面に担持された高吸水性樹脂を主体とする吸収層、およびこの吸収層の表面を被覆する繊維ネット状ホットメルト接着剤からなる複合吸収体に、同一構造の、あるいは異なる構造の複合吸収体あるいはシート材料を、ホットメルト接着剤により相互に一体化して構成した、各層が異なる機能を有する多機能複層吸収体。【選択図】図3