| abstract |
An absorbent article (1) having an absorbent core (10) having a longitudinal direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction orthogonal to each other, and having pulverized liquid-retaining fibers, the liquid-retaining fibers having hardwood liquid-retaining fibers made of hardwoods, , The absorbent core 10 has a plurality of high-density portions 100 in which the liquid-retaining fibers are aggregated, and the absorbent core 100 has at least one high-density portion 100 on one side in the thickness direction. or a low-density portion having a lower density of the liquid-retaining fibers than the high-density portion on the other side. |