Portable terminal, method for inputting the information, method and apparatus for dictionary retrieval and medium

摘要

A portable terminal in which the labor in inputting plural characters and a variety of information can be relieved in case limitations are imposed on the number of available keys. The portable terminal includes an LCD 26, a memory 17 for storing the dictionary information comprised of plural words and exemplary sentences, a key input unit 29 for inputting unit characters, a CPU 13 for retrieving from the memory the words and/or exemplary sentences displayed on the LCD 26 based on the input from the key input unit 29 and/or on the character string already finalized, and a jog dial 40. A desired word and/or exemplary sentence is selected from the plural words and/or exemplary sentences retrieved by the CPU 13 responsive to rotation of the jog dial 40 and displayed on the LCD 26 and the information on the finalized character string is generated