A noise canceller that a receiving signal received by a receiving antenna is input to, the noise canceller removing a pulse noise superimposed on the receiving signal to output the signal, the noise canceller comprising: a pulse noise detecting unit that detects the pulse noise superimposed on the receiving signal; a reception level detecting unit that detects the level of the receiving signal; a level hold unit that is triggered by the detection of the pulse noise with the pulse noise detecting unit to hold the level of the receiving signal in a process on the preceding stage of the output; and a level hold period setting unit that sets the level hold period when the level is held in the level hold unit in accordance with the level of the receiving signal detected by the reception level detecting unit.