DICTIONARY SEARCH DEVICE, DICTIONARY SEARCH METHOD, DICTIONARY SEARCH PROGRAM, DICTIONARY SEARCH SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, AND TERMINAL DEVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dictionary search device that enables users to specify a plurality of independent words and switch between search methods swiftly and smoothly for dictionary search.SOLUTION: A user touches and specifies a plurality of words w1 and w2 that the user wants to search on a text display screen GT displayed on a touch-panel type display section 17. After the specification by the user, when downward movement of each touch point t1 and t2 is detected, an example sentence including the specified words w1 and w2 is searched and shown from dictionary data corresponding to a character type of each of the words t1 and t2. When upward movement of each touch point t1 and t2 is detected, a phrase including the specified words w1 and w2 is searched and shown from dictionary data corresponding to a character type of each of the words t1 and t2.