A sliding bearing 1 includes a cylindrical bearing body 11; slits 14 to 18 provided in the bearing body 11; straight grooves 35 to 39 provided on an inner side of the bearing body 11 in such a manner as to extend in an axial direction A and respectively disposed between adjacent ones of the slits 14 to 18 which are adjacent in a direction B about an axis; a sliding surface 19 which is provided on the inner side of the bearing body 11 and partially severed in the direction B about the axis by the slits 14 to 18 and the straight grooves 35 to 39; a fitting groove 21 provided in an outer surface 20 of the bearing body 11; and an elastic ring 22 which is fitted in the fitting groove 21. Each of the straight grooves 35 to 39 is closed on an end face 12 side and is open on an end face 13 side.