The invention provides a method for manufacturing a reactor and a reactor, wherein a molded core and a molded coil are firmly jointed, and a
welding part of a
bus bar and a lead wire is prevented from being damaged. A method for manufacturing a reactor includes: a bonding step of bonding a molded core and a molded coil with an
adhesive; and a
welding step in which the lead wire of the coil is connected to the
bus bar fixed to the mold core by
welding. The coil is attached to the leg portion. The bonding step includes: a
coating step in which an
adhesive is applied to the bonding surface of the leg portion of the core member and the inner
peripheral surface of the yoke portion of the core member; a pressing step for pressing and spreading the applied
adhesive; and a hardening step for hardening the adhesive. In the pressing step, the adhesive applied to the bonding surface is pressed and spread out to be extruded to at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the leg part, and extruded to at least one of the inner side surface of the leg part and the outer side surface opposite to the inner side surface of the leg part, which are the surfaces of the leg part facing each other, and the adhesive is attached to the molded coil.