A radio transmitting apparatus and a radio transmitting method wherein a guard interval having a variable length is used to allow a radio receiving apparatus to precisely and easily obtain a symbol synchronization. In the radio transmitting apparatus, a GI adding part (103) adds a short GI or a long GI, which is longer than the short GI, to the head of each of data parts into which a modulated signal outputted from a modulating part (102) has been put by a predetermined number of symbols. In a case of adding the short GI, the GI adding part (103) copies the symbols of a portion of the data part including the rear thereof, and adds the copied symbols to the head of that data part, thereby providing a GI. In a case of adding the long GI, the GI adding part (103) copies the symbols of a portion of a second data part, which immediately follows the first data part, including the rear of the second data part. Then, the GI adding part (103) adds the copied symbols to the head of the first data part, thereby providing the second GI. Moreover, the GI adding part (103) copies the symbols of a portion of the first data part including the rear thereof, and then adds the copied symbols to the head of the second GI added to the first data part, thereby providing the first GI.