An absorbent article, comprising: a leak preventer (10, 10a to 10d) in a sheet form; an absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e) capable of absorbing a bodily fluid, wherein at least one layer thereof is arranged above the leak preventer (10, 10a to 10d); a surface sheet (5, 14, 14a to 14m) that covers at least a part of an upper surface of the absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e) and that includes a liquid impermeable area (Na) in at least a part thereof; and a pair of right and left floating leg gathers (1, 16, 16a to 16i) that are arranged, above the absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e), from a front end part to a rear end part in a length direction of a body of the absorbent article via a front body, a crotch part and a rear body, wherein the floating leg gather (1,16,16a to 16i) has a head part (2, 18, 18a to 18i) and a hanging part (3, 20, 20a to 20i) that connects to the head part (2, 18, 18a to 18i), wherein a front end part and a rear end part of the floating leg gather (1, 16, 16a to 16i) are respectively coupled to the vicinity of the front end part and the vicinity of the rear end part of the body of the absorbent article, the hanging part (3, 20, 20a to 20i) hanging down from the head part (2, 18, 18a to 18i) toward the absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e), and wherein a transferring passage for bodily fluids is formed by coupling each of the hanging parts (3, 20, 20a to 20i) of the pair of right and left floating leg gathers (1, 16, 16a to 16i) at a vicinity of the lower ends of the hanging parts (3, 20, 20a to 20i) to the surface sheet (5, 14, 14a to 14m), and wherein the surface sheet covers the entire upper surface of the absorber and the hanging parts of the pair of right and left floating leg gathers are arranged, above the surface sheet, opposite to each other with a space therebetween; or wherein the surface sheet covers the absorber, except for a center part thereof, and the surface sheet is formed by folding back the leak preventer on an upper side surface of the absorber from external sides of right and left edge parts of the absorber, and each of the hanging parts of the pair of right and left floating leg gathers is coupled to a part of the surface sheet, which keeps a distance from the center part of the absorber. a leak preventer (10, 10a to 10d) in a sheet form; an absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e) capable of absorbing a bodily fluid, wherein at least one layer thereof is arranged above the leak preventer (10, 10a to 10d); a surface sheet (5, 14, 14a to 14m) that covers at least a part of an upper surface of the absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e) and that includes a liquid impermeable area (Na) in at least a part thereof; and a pair of right and left floating leg gathers (1, 16, 16a to 16i) that are arranged, above the absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e), from a front end part to a rear end part in a length direction of a body of the absorbent article via a front body, a crotch part and a rear body, wherein the floating leg gather (1,16,16a to 16i) has a head part (2, 18, 18a to 18i) and a hanging part (3, 20, 20a to 20i) that connects to the head part (2, 18, 18a to 18i), wherein a front end part and a rear end part of the floating leg gather (1, 16, 16a to 16i) are respectively coupled to the vicinity of the front end part and the vicinity of the rear end part of the body of the absorbent article, the hanging part (3, 20, 20a to 20i) hanging down from the head part (2, 18, 18a to 18i) toward the absorber (4, 12, 12a to 12e), and wherein a transferring passage for bodily fluids is formed by coupling each of the hanging parts (3, 20, 20a to 20i) of the pair of right and left floating leg gathers (1, 16, 16a to 16i) at a vicinity of the lower ends of the hanging parts (3, 20, 20a to 20i) to the surface sheet (5, 14, 14a to 14m), and wherein the surface sheet covers the entire upper surface of the absorber and the hanging parts of the pair of right and left floating leg gathers are arranged, above the surface sheet, opposite to each other with a space therebetween; or wherein the surface sheet covers the absorber, except for a center part thereof, and the surface sheet is formed by folding back the leak preventer on an upper side surface of the absorber from external sides of right and left edge parts of the absorber, and each of the hanging parts of the pair of right and left floating leg gathers is coupled to a part of the surface sheet, which keeps a distance from the center part of the absorber.