Provided is a tongue cleaner comprising: a head 1 forming a main body of said tongue cleaner and a plurality of linear materials 31, 41, 51, 61 protruding from said head 1 and comprised of a loop pile wherein said plurality of linear materials make up a plurality of linear material groups 65 to 69 comprised of at least two of said linear materials 31, 41, 51, 61 protruding from a pair of common loop-starting points 71, and a loop shape of said linear material 31, 41, 51, 61 differs from one another in each linear material group 65 to 69.