JP2008140074A - Example sentence retrieving device and example sentence retrieval processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an example sentence retrieving device for retrieving an example sentence in learning of language, in which an example sentence in second language including words in second language corresponding to input first language is properly retrieved only by inputting words of desired first language even when second language is difficult to understand. <P>SOLUTION: When a user inputs desired Japanese words as keywords (S4 to S7), internally Chinese words as the Chinese translation of Japanese keywords input by the user are quickly retrieved from the Japanese/Chinese word correspondence table of a Japanese/Chinese dictionary, and set as example sentence keywords (S8). Then, each example sentence including the example sentence keywords of the Chinese words is retrieved from the Chinese/Japanese dictionary based on the example sentence retrieval table, and displayed in a list (S9 to S12), and when an optional example sentence is selectively displayed by an inverse cursor (S13), explanation information as the Japanese translation of the selectively displayed example sentence is read from the Chinese/Japanese dictionary, and displayed in a window (S14). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an example sentence search device and an example sentence search processing program for searching for example sentences when learning a language.

  Traditionally, various dictionaries and dictionaries such as English-Japanese dictionaries, English-English dictionaries, English thesauruses, Japanese-English dictionaries, and Japanese dictionaries are converted into electronic data and stored in storage media such as ROM, and various languages and phrases are searched based on this 2. Description of the Related Art A dictionary search apparatus that reads and displays translation information, meaning contents, and example sentences (examples) of a headword (a word or the like) that is input as a character string and is searched for is widely used.

  In recent years, some of these dictionary search devices have an example sentence search function that searches and displays example sentences including the found words directly from the desired found words.

  Conventionally, in this example sentence search function, a headword as a keyword for a number of example sentences described in all explanation information corresponding to each headword in the dictionary database with a desired headword as a keyword. Is retrieved, and each example sentence containing the same headword is read and displayed.

  However, if an example sentence including a keyword is searched for a large number of example sentences described in all explanatory information corresponding to each headword in the dictionary database, the search process takes a very long time.

For this reason, sub-dictionary data that stores all the example sentences in the dictionary database and associates them with pointers and stores them separately is provided. By searching for example sentences containing keywords only in the sub-dictionary data, high-speed example sentence search is possible. A dictionary search device is considered (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-134567 A

  With the example sentence search function provided in the conventional dictionary search apparatus, although it is possible to quickly search for example sentences including keywords in the sub-dictionary data extracted from all keywords in the dictionary database, in any case as keywords Needs to be a correct word that the user can know.

  For this reason, for example, when a Japanese who uses everyday Japanese (first language) learns Chinese (second language) for the first time, most of the Chinese (second language) is composed of a series of kanji characters. In an incomprehensible situation, it is difficult to input a correct Chinese (second language) keyword as a word, and an appropriate example sentence search cannot be performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem. Even in a situation where the second language is hardly understood, the second language corresponding to the input first language can be obtained only by inputting a word of the desired first language. An object of the present invention is to provide an example sentence search device and an example sentence search processing program that can perform an example sentence search of an appropriate second language including words in a language.

  An example sentence search device according to the present invention includes a word dictionary storage unit that stores a plurality of words in a first language and a word in a second language that is a translation of the words, and example sentences in a plurality of types of second languages. And an example sentence dictionary storage means for storing a translation of the example sentence in the first language, a search data input means for inputting search data in the first language in response to a user operation, and the search data input means The first language corresponding example sentence keyword setting means for setting the second language word stored in the word dictionary storage means as the example sentence keyword corresponding to the inputted first language search data, and the example sentence keyword setting means Example sentence extracting means for extracting a second language example sentence including a set second language word from a plurality of types of second language example sentences stored in the example sentence dictionary storing means; An example sentence display control means for displaying example sentences in the second language extracted by the example language, and a sentence in the first language stored by the example sentence dictionary storage means corresponding to the example sentence in the second language displayed by the example sentence display control means. A translation display control means for displaying a translation is provided.

  The example sentence search device according to the present invention further includes second language dictionary storage means for storing a plurality of pronunciation expressions in the second language and words in the second language that are pronounced in the pronunciation notation. The phonetic notation input means for inputting the phonetic notation in the second language according to the user operation, and the second language dictionary storage means corresponding to the phonetic notation of the second language input by the phonetic notation input means. Pronunciation example corresponding keyword example setting means for setting a second language word as an example sentence keyword, and the example sentence extracting means is set by the first language corresponding example sentence keyword setting means or the pronunciation expression corresponding example sentence keyword setting means A second language example sentence including the second language word is extracted from a plurality of types of second language example sentences stored in the example sentence dictionary storage means. That.

  In the example sentence search device according to the present invention, the first language corresponding example sentence keyword setting means is stored by the word dictionary storage means corresponding to the search data of the first language input by the search data input means. A plurality of words in the second language are set as example sentence keywords, and the pronunciation notation correspondence example sentence keyword setting means corresponds to the pronunciation expression of the second language input by the pronunciation notation input means. A plurality of second language words stored in the storage unit are set as example sentence keywords, and the example sentence extracting unit is set by the first language corresponding example sentence keyword setting unit or the pronunciation notation corresponding example sentence keyword setting unit. A plurality of second language example sentences each including a plurality of second language words are stored in the example sentence dictionary storage means. The example sentence display control means displays a list of example sentences of the second language extracted by the example sentence extraction means, and the translated sentence display control means includes: Of the plurality of second languages displayed in a list by the example sentence display control means, the translation of the first language stored by the example sentence dictionary storage means corresponding to the example sentence selected according to the user operation Is displayed.

  Further, in the example sentence search device according to the present invention, the example sentence display control unit causes the second language example extracted by the example sentence extraction unit to identify a second language word included as an example sentence keyword in the example sentence. It is characterized by being displayed.

  Further, in the example sentence search device according to the present invention, the example sentence display control means displays an example sentence in the second language extracted by the example sentence extraction means, and displays a second language word included as an example sentence keyword in the example sentence. It is characterized by being displayed at the center of the inside.

  According to the present invention, even in a situation where the second language is hardly understood, it is possible to include a second language word corresponding to the input first language only by inputting a desired first language word. It is possible to provide an example sentence search device and an example sentence search processing program capable of performing an example sentence search in the second language.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic circuit of a portable device (electronic dictionary) 10 according to an embodiment of the example sentence search device of the present invention.

  The portable device (electronic dictionary) 10 is configured as a PDA (personal digital assistants), a PC (personal computer), a mobile phone, an electronic book having an electronic dictionary function described below, or a portable device dedicated to the electronic dictionary. Configured as The portable device (electronic dictionary) 10 is configured by a computer that reads a program recorded in various storage media or a transmitted program and whose operation is controlled by the read program. CPU (central processing unit) 11 is provided.

  The CPU 11 is a device control program stored in the memory 12 in advance, or a device control program read from the external storage medium 13 such as a ROM card into the memory 12 via the storage medium reading unit 14 or a Web on the Internet N. The operation of each part of the circuit is controlled according to the device control program read into the memory 12 from the server (in this case, the program server) 20 via the power transmission control unit (communication unit) 15 and stored in the memory 12. The device control program is an input signal corresponding to a user operation from the input unit 16 including a key or a touch panel, or a communication signal with each Web server 20 on the Internet N connected via the power transmission control unit 15, Alternatively, EEPROM, RAM, RO externally connected via the storage medium reading unit 14 It is activated in response to the access communication signal between the memory card (storage medium) 13 such as.

  In addition to the memory 12, the storage medium reading unit 14, the power transmission control unit 15, and the input unit 16, the CPU 11 is connected to a display unit 17 including an LCD.

  The memory 12 stores data such as a system program that controls the entire operation of the mobile device (electronic dictionary) 10, each Web server 20 on the Internet N via a power transmission control unit 15, a user PC (Personal Computer) (not shown), and the like. In addition to storing a communication program for communication, a word search process corresponding to the input of a search character string (keyword) based on dictionary data (12c) and a translation / semantic content corresponding to a specified word A dictionary search processing program 12a for controlling the overall search processing based on the dictionary data (12c) such as reading and displaying processing of various explanation information such as example sentences (examples) is stored.

  The dictionary search processing program 12a includes an example sentence search program 12b for directly searching an example sentence including the keyword in accordance with an example sentence search table 12d to be described later in response to an input of the search character string (keyword). included.

  Note that the search character string (keyword) for example sentence search corresponds to a desired Japanese (first language) word input by the user, for example, when a Japanese beginner learns an example sentence in Chinese. Then, it is set as a Chinese (second language) word read out from the daytime word correspondence table 12c3 described later, or Chinese read out from the pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 described later corresponding to the pinyin input by the user. It is set as a (second language) word.

  The memory 12 includes a dictionary data memory 12c, an input character memory 12e, a search character string (keyword) memory 12f, a work area 12g, and the like.

  The dictionary data memory 12c includes a “Japanese dictionary”, “Kan-Japanese dictionary”, “English-Japanese dictionary”, “Japanese-English dictionary”, “English-English dictionary”, “English synonym dictionary”, etc., as well as a “Chinese-Japanese dictionary” 12c1, a “Japanese-Chinese dictionary” 12c2, etc. Different types of dictionary data are stored in advance or downloaded and stored in a plurality of dictionaries.

  The Chunichi dictionary 12c1 includes an example sentence search table 12d and a Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4. In the example sentence search table 12d, in association with each single Chinese character of Chinese, an example sentence number including the relevant Chinese character and linked to the example sentence existing in each explanation information in the Chunichi dictionary 12c1 is described. The

  The daytime dictionary 12c2 includes a daytime word correspondence table 12c3.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a daytime word correspondence table 12c3 stored together with the daytime dictionary 12c2 in the dictionary data memory 12c of the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10. As shown in FIG.

  In this daytime word correspondence table 12c3, all Japanese words collected in the daytime dictionary 12c2 are stored in association with Chinese words used as translations of the respective words.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 stored together with the Chunichi dictionary 12c1 in the dictionary data memory 12c of the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10. As shown in FIG.

  In this Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4, Pinyin, which is the pronunciation of all Chinese words collected in the daytime dictionary 12c2, is stored in association with each other.

  When a Japanese (first language) word is input in accordance with the example sentence search program 12b, a Chinese (second language) word corresponding to the Japanese word is quickly retrieved from the daytime word correspondence table 12c3. The Chinese word is set in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f.

  When Chinese (second language) Pinyin is input in accordance with the example sentence search program 12b, the Chinese (second language) word corresponding to the Pinyin is read from the Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 at high speed. This Chinese word is set in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f.

  Then, after each example sentence including the kanji is quickly searched for each kanji of the Chinese word that is the keyword in accordance with the example sentence search table 12d, the example sentence including all the kanji characters of the keyword is narrowed and searched among the example sentences. In addition, example sentences including keywords included in the order of the kanji are narrowed down and displayed.

  The input character memory 12e stores and holds key input data such as numbers, characters and symbols input by the input unit 16 in accordance with the dictionary search processing program 12a.

  The search character string (keyword) memory 12f stores characters and character strings that are input or designated as targets for dictionary search processing and example sentence search processing.

  In the work area 12g, various data input / output to / from the CPU 11 according to various device control programs such as the dictionary search processing program 12a is stored as necessary.

  On the other hand, the input unit 16 includes a series of character input keys for arbitrarily inputting alphabetic characters, numbers, hiragana, katakana, and kanji, and designates various dictionaries stored in the dictionary data memory 12c. Each dictionary key “Chinese”, “National language”, “English-Japanese”, “Japanese-English” for searching for a headword corresponding to the input search character string (keyword) and its explanation information, Use the “translation / decision” key to instruct the start of search processing, the “example sentence search” key to switch to the example sentence search mode, and the search string (keyword) using the daytime dictionary 12c2 to set the search string (keyword). "Keyword selection" key to specify whether to search or example sentence search by setting a search string (keyword) from Pinyin, "Back" key to return to the previous processing display state, various Such inversion cursor keys up, down, left, and right directions are appropriately operated for moving the curl C in selecting an over data is provided.

  Next, an example sentence search function by the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10 having the above configuration will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing example sentence search processing by the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing keyword-related example sentence number extraction processing accompanying example sentence search processing in the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a setting display operation of a search character string (keyword) in Japanese input using a daytime dictionary according to the example sentence search process of the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a Chinese example sentence list screen Gd searched based on the Japanese keyword shown in FIG. 6 according to the example sentence search process of the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10.

  When the “example sentence search” key in the input unit 16 is operated and input, the example sentence search program 12b is started together with the dictionary search processing program 12a, and an example sentence keyword selection method designation screen (not shown) is initially displayed on the display unit 17. In (Step S1), when the use of the daytime dictionary 12c2 is designated as a method of selecting a search character string (keyword) (Step S2), first, as shown in FIG. A Chinese example sentence search screen G having a search character input area Ga from words is displayed on the display unit 17.

  For example, in order to search for an example sentence including a Chinese word corresponding to Japanese “treatment” in the search character input area Ga from Japanese on this Chinese example sentence search screen G, as shown in FIG. When the kana character “Kiryo” is input and displayed according to the user operation (step S4), each Japanese headword corresponding to the input kana character “Kiryo” based on the daytime dictionary 12c2 is displayed. “Treatment”, “Ground strength”, “Intelligence”,... Are retrieved and displayed in the headword list area Gb (step S5).

  In this headword list area Gb, when a desired headword “treatment” corresponding to the input Japanese “Kiryo” is selected by the user operation of the reverse cursor C (step S6), this selection is made. The Japanese word “treatment” is displayed and set in the Japanese keyword setting area Gc as shown in FIG. 6C (step S7).

  A plurality of Japanese keywords can be set together in the Japanese keyword setting area Gc.

  Then, the Chinese translation words “ji” and “medicine” read from the daytime word correspondence table 12c3 (see FIG. 2) corresponding to the Japanese keyword word “treatment” set in accordance with this user operation. “Medical” (Chinese characters that cannot be written are omitted as “◯”) are stored and set in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f as example sentence keywords (step S8).

  Then, the first (first) example sentence keyword “JI” of the Chinese word stored and set in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f is designated (step S9), and the process proceeds to the keyword corresponding example sentence number extraction process in FIG. (Step SA).

  When this keyword corresponding example sentence number extraction process is activated, the first kanji character “ji” constituting the currently designated keyword “ji” is designated (step A1), and the designated kanji character “ji” is included. Example sentence numbers are extracted according to the example sentence search table 12d (step A2).

  Here, if it is determined that there is a kanji character “O” next to the currently designated kanji character “ji” in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f (step A3 (Yes)), the next kanji character “O” is determined. "Is designated (step A4), and in the same manner as described above, example sentence numbers including the designated kanji character" O "are extracted according to the example sentence search table 12d (step A2).

  In step A3, if it is determined that there is no next kanji for the currently designated keyword “ji” in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f (step A3 (No)), the keyword is configured. Common example sentence numbers are extracted from each example sentence number extracted for each kanji character “ji” and “o” to be extracted as example sentence numbers including all kanji characters “ji” and “o” (step A5). .

  Then, from the example sentences in the Chinese-Japanese dictionary 12c1 linked to the example sentence numbers including all the kanji characters "ji" and "o" of the keyword, the keyword "jio" continues in the kanji order. The example sentences included are narrowed down and searched, and the example sentence numbers are extracted as keyword example sentence numbers (step A6).

  Here, if it is determined that the next example sentence keywords “medicine ○” and “medicine”, which are additionally stored in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f by AND (&), are present (step S10 (Yes)). ), The next example sentence keyword “medicine ○” is designated (step S11), and in the same manner as described above, the example sentence number of the example sentence that includes the next example sentence keyword in accordance with the keyword corresponding example sentence number extraction process in FIG. It is extracted as an example sentence number (step SA (A1 to A6)).

  The corresponding example sentences for all of the example sentence keywords “Ji ○”, “Doc ○”, and “Ijiji” stored and set in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f corresponding to the Japanese keyword “treatment” inputted by the user. When it is determined that there is no next keyword by extracting the number (step S10 (No)), each example sentence linked to each corresponding example sentence number for all the example sentence keywords is retrieved from the Chunichi dictionary 12c1. While being read out, as shown in FIG. 7A, it is displayed on the display unit 17 as a corresponding example sentence list screen Gd (step S12).

  At this time, each example sentence displayed on the corresponding example sentence list screen Gd is identified and displayed H by an underline or the like in the part of the word included as an example sentence keyword in the example sentence. It is possible to easily know where and in what kind of kanji the Chinese words “ji ○”, “medicine ○” and “medicine” corresponding to “treatment” are included.

  Then, in this corresponding example sentence list screen Gd, when the reverse cursor C is operated by the user, an arbitrary example sentence [A] is selected and displayed from the example sentences [A] [B]. In step S13), the explanatory information which is a Japanese translation of the selected example sentence [A] is read from the Chunichi dictionary 12c1, and as shown in FIG. It is displayed (step S14).

  As shown in FIG. 7B, each example sentence displayed on the corresponding example sentence list screen Gd is identified by aligning the position of the word included as the example sentence keyword in the example sentence by centering processing or the like. By displaying H, the Chinese words “ji ○”, “medicine ○”, and “medicine” corresponding to the Japanese keyword “treatment” entered by the user are included in what example and in what kind of kanji. It is even easier to know.

  When the “return” key is operated by the user while the search example sentence window WL selected by the user is displayed on the corresponding example sentence list screen Gd (step S15 (Yes)), the process returns to step S12. The display returns to the display state of the corresponding example sentence list screen Gd again, and another example sentence is restored to a state where it can be selected by the user (steps S15 → S12).

  As a result, a Chinese word, which is a translation of a desired Japanese keyword searched using the Japanese-Chinese dictionary 12c2 as an actual example sentence search character string (keyword), can be appropriately matched to the user's request for Japanese input. You can search and display Chinese example sentences.

  Thereafter, when the “example sentence search” key is operated by the user in order to search for an example sentence corresponding to a new keyword (step S16 (Yes)), the Chinese stored in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f. Each example sentence keyword of the word is deleted (step S17), and an initial screen for designating a method for selecting the example sentence keyword is displayed again on the display unit 17 (step S1).

  On the other hand, with the example sentence keyword selection method designation screen (not shown) initially displayed (step S1), a Chinese word search character string (keyword) is set only from Chinese pronunciation, and an appropriate Chinese character is set. When the use of a Chinese dictionary for pinyin input is designated to perform an example sentence search for a word (step S3), first, as shown in FIG. A Chinese example sentence search screen G having an input area Ga ′ is displayed on the display unit 17.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a setting display operation of a search character string (keyword) input using a Chinese dictionary by pinyin input according to the example sentence search process of the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10.

  FIG. 9 is a view showing a Chinese example sentence list screen Gd searched based on the Pinyin keyword shown in FIG. 8 according to the example sentence search process of the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10.

  In the search character input area Ga ′ from Pinyin on the Chinese example sentence search screen G in FIG. 8 (A), for example, “Bao (4) Dao (4)” (numbers mean four-tone (tone) symbols. ) Is used as a keyword, as shown in FIG. 8B, when pinyin “bao4dao4” is input and displayed in response to a user operation (step S18), the input pinyin “ As shown in FIG. 8C, “bao4dao4” is displayed and set in the pinyin / keyword setting area Gc ′ as the pinyin / keyword “bao (4) dao (4)” (step S19).

  A plurality of Pinyin keywords can be set together in the Pinyin keyword setting area Gc ′.

  Then, the Chinese words “□” and “□” read from the Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 (see FIG. 3) corresponding to the Pinyin keyword “bao (4) dao (4)” set in accordance with this user operation. “Road” (Chinese characters that cannot be written are omitted as “□”) are stored and set in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f as example sentence keywords (step S20).

  Then, the first (first) example sentence keyword “□ arrive” of the Chinese word stored and set in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f is designated (step S9), and the corresponding keyword example sentence number extraction in FIG. The process proceeds (step SA).

  When the keyword corresponding example sentence number extraction process is started, the first kanji character “□” constituting the currently designated keyword “□ arrives” is designated (step A1), and includes the designated kanji character “□”. Example sentence numbers are extracted according to the example sentence search table 12d (step A2).

  Here, if it is determined that there is a next Chinese character “To” after the currently designated Chinese character “□” in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f (step A3 (Yes)), the next Chinese character “To” is reached. "Is designated (step A4), and in the same manner as described above, example sentence numbers including the designated kanji character" to "are extracted according to the example sentence search table 12d (step A2).

  Then, in step A3, if it is determined that there is no next kanji for the currently designated keyword “□ arriving” in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f (step A3 (No)), the keyword is configured. Common example sentence numbers are extracted from each example sentence number extracted for each kanji character “□” and “to” to be extracted as example sentence numbers including all kanji characters “□” and “to” (step A5). .

  Then, from the example sentences in the Chinese-Japanese dictionary 12c1 linked to the example sentence numbers including all the kanji characters “□” and “to” of the keyword, the keyword “□ to” continues in the order of the kanji characters. The example sentences included are narrowed down and searched, and the example sentence numbers are extracted as keyword example sentence numbers (step A6).

  When it is determined that the next example sentence keyword “□ road” additionally stored by AND (&) is present in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f (step S10 (Yes)), The next example sentence keyword “□ road” is designated (step S11), and the example sentence number of the example sentence including the next example sentence keyword is extracted as the next keyword corresponding example sentence number in accordance with the keyword corresponding example sentence number extraction process in FIG. Extracted (steps SA (A1 to A6)).

  Then, all the example sentence keywords “□ arrive” and “□ way” stored in the search character string (keyword) memory 12f corresponding to the pinyin “bao (4) dao (4)” input by the user When it is determined that there is no next keyword by extracting the corresponding example sentence number (step S10 (No)), each example sentence linked to each corresponding example sentence number for all the example sentence keywords is stored in the Chunichi dictionary. While being read from 12c1, as shown in FIG. 9A, it is displayed on the display unit 17 as a corresponding example sentence list screen Gd (step S12).

  At this time, as in the example sentence search process from the Japanese keyword, each example sentence displayed on the corresponding example sentence list screen Gd is identified and displayed by the underline or the like of the part of the word included as the example sentence keyword in the example sentence. Therefore, the Chinese words “□” and “□ road” corresponding to the pinyin keyword “bao (4) dao (4)” entered by the user are included in what kind of kanji in the example sentence. You can easily know if.

  Then, in this corresponding example sentence list screen Gd, when the reverse cursor C is operated by the user, an arbitrary example sentence [A] is selected and displayed from the example sentences [A] [B]. In step S13), the explanatory information which is the Japanese translation of the selected example sentence [A] is read from the Chunichi dictionary 12c1, and as shown in FIG. It is displayed (step S14).

  As shown in FIG. 9B, each example sentence displayed on the corresponding example sentence list screen Gd is identified by aligning the positions of words included as example sentence keywords in the example sentence by centering processing or the like. By displaying H, the Chinese words “□ arriving” and “□ road” corresponding to the Pinyin keyword “bao (4) dao (4)” entered by the user are included in what kind of kanji in the example sentence. You can know more easily.

  This makes it possible to search and display an appropriate Chinese example sentence that meets the user's request for Pinyin input, using the Chinese word that is the translation of the desired Pinyin keyword as an actual example sentence search character string (keyword). .

  This Chinese example sentence search function from Pinyin input is particularly effective when, for example, Chinese people are in the same pronunciation, but the Chinese spelling is in a different region from the standard Chinese spelling. It can be used to display an example sentence search using standard Chinese words.

  Therefore, according to the example sentence search function of the mobile device (electronic dictionary) 10 having the above-described configuration, when a user inputs a desired Japanese word as a keyword (see FIG. 6), the Japanese keyword input by the user is used internally. Chinese words that are Chinese translations of these are quickly retrieved from the daytime word correspondence table 12c3 (see FIG. 2) of the daytime dictionary 12c2 and set as example sentence keywords. Then, each example sentence including the example sentence keyword of the Chinese word is retrieved from the Chunichi dictionary 12c1 based on the example sentence search table 12d and displayed as a list (see FIG. 7), and any example sentence is selected and displayed by the reverse cursor C. Since the explanation information, which is a Japanese translation of the selected example sentence, is read from the Chunichi dictionary 12c1 and displayed in a window, for example, it is a Japanese beginner who hardly understands Chinese (second language). However, by inputting a desired Japanese (first language) word, an appropriate word containing a Chinese (second language) word corresponding to the input Japanese (first language) is included. Chinese (second language) example sentence search can be performed, and the Japanese translation of the Chinese example sentence can be seen and learned together.

  Furthermore, according to the example sentence search function by the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10 having the above-described configuration, when a user inputs a desired pinyin that is pronounced in Chinese (see FIG. 8), internally, the pinyin input by the user is input. Corresponding Chinese words are retrieved from the Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 (see FIG. 3) at high speed and set as example sentence keywords. Then, each example sentence including the example sentence keyword of the Chinese word is retrieved from the Chunichi dictionary 12c1 based on the example sentence search table 12d and displayed as a list (see FIG. 9), and any example sentence is selected and displayed by the reverse cursor C. Since the explanation information, which is a Japanese translation of the selected example sentence, is read from the Chunichi Dictionary 12c1 and displayed in a window, for example, a user in a region who can speak Chinese but cannot fully understand the spelling of kanji Even so, just by inputting the desired Pinyin, an appropriate Chinese (second language) example sentence search including the correct Chinese (second language) word corresponding to the inputted Pinyin is performed. It is possible to learn by watching the Japanese (first language) translation of the Chinese (second language) example sentence. Therefore, it becomes possible to search and display an appropriate Chinese (second language) example sentence that meets the requirements of a Japanese (first language) user who has knowledge of pronunciation in Chinese (second language).

  Further, according to the example sentence search function by the mobile device (electronic dictionary) 10 having the above-described configuration, the example sentence keyword of the Chinese word set corresponding to the Japanese keyword or Pinyin keyword is the search example sentence associated with the example sentence search. When the list is displayed, an underline or the like is added to the portion containing the example sentence keyword for identification display H, or each example sentence displayed in the list is centered and aligned so that the identification display H is displayed. It is easy to know where and in what kind of kanji are Chinese words corresponding to Japanese keywords or Pinyin keywords.

  When an example keyword of a Chinese word read from the daytime word correspondence table 12c3 or the pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 is set based on the input of the Japanese keyword or Pinyin keyword, It may be configured such that an example sentence keyword of a word is displayed in advance in association with the input Japanese keyword or Pinyin keyword and the user can know the correspondence in advance.

  Further, the Chinese word corresponding to the Japanese keyword input by the user is read out at high speed by the daytime word correspondence table 12c3 and set as an example sentence keyword, and the Chinese corresponding to the Pinyin keyword input by the user. The words are read at high speed from the Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 and set as example sentence keywords. However, these tables 12c3 and 12c4 need not be prepared, and the Japanese-Chinese dictionary 12c2, Chinese dictionary (Chinese-Japanese dictionary) 12c1) may be directly searched and set as example sentence keywords.

  In the example sentence search process of each embodiment, a Chinese (second language) example sentence search display from a Japanese (first language) keyword and a Chinese example sentence search display from a Pinyin (Chinese phonetic symbol) keyword are also displayed. As a specific example, for example, a Korean (second language) example sentence search display from a Japanese (first language) keyword, a Korean example sentence search display from a Korean phonetic symbol keyword, or a Korean (first language) ) Chinese (second language) example sentence search display from keywords and Chinese (second language) example sentence search display from English (first language) keywords, the first language and the second language are limited in advance Instead, it may be determined appropriately according to the language learning needs.

  It should be noted that the method of each process by the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10 described in each of the embodiments, that is, the example sentence number corresponding to the example sentence search process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4 and the example sentence search process shown in the flowchart of FIG. Each method such as extraction processing is a program that can be executed by a computer, such as a memory card (ROM card, RAM card, etc.), magnetic disk (floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, etc.). It can be stored and distributed in an external storage medium 13 such as a semiconductor memory. Various computer terminals storing dictionary databases (12c) such as the Chunichi dictionary 12c1 and the Chunichi dictionary 12c2 read the program stored in the external storage medium 13 into the memory 12 by the storage medium reading unit 14, By controlling the operation by the read program, the example sentence search / display function described in each of the above embodiments can be realized, and the same processing by the above-described method can be executed.

  Further, program data for realizing each of the above methods can be transmitted on a communication network (Internet) N as a program code form, and a computer terminal (program server) connected to the communication network (Internet) N ) The program data can be fetched from 20 to realize the example sentence search display function described above.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention at the stage of implementation. Further, each of the embodiments includes inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in each embodiment or some constituent features are combined, the problems described in the column of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved. When the effects described in the column of the effect of the invention can be obtained, a configuration in which these constituent elements are deleted or combined can be extracted as an invention.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic circuit of the portable apparatus (electronic dictionary) 10 which concerns on embodiment of the example sentence search apparatus of this invention. The figure which shows the daytime word corresponding | compatible table 12c3 memorize | stored with the daytime dictionary 12c2 in the dictionary data memory 12c of the said portable apparatus (electronic dictionary) 10. FIG. The figure which shows the Pinyin word correspondence table 12c4 memorize | stored with the daytime dictionary 12c2 in the dictionary data memory 12c of the said portable apparatus (electronic dictionary) 10. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing example sentence search processing by the portable device (electronic dictionary) 10. 7 is a flowchart showing a keyword-related example sentence number extraction process associated with an example sentence search process in the mobile device (electronic dictionary) 10; The figure which shows the setting display operation | movement of the search character string (keyword) by the Japanese input using the daytime dictionary according to the example sentence search process of the said portable apparatus (electronic dictionary). The figure which shows the Chinese example sentence list screen Gd searched based on the Japanese keyword shown in the said FIG. 6 according to the example sentence search process of the said portable apparatus (electronic dictionary) 10. FIG. The figure which shows the setting display operation | movement of the search character string (keyword) input using the Chinese dictionary by pinyin input according to the example sentence search process of the said portable apparatus (electronic dictionary) 10. FIG. The figure which shows the Chinese example sentence list screen Gd searched based on the pinyin keyword shown in the said FIG. 8 according to the example sentence search process of the said portable apparatus (electronic dictionary) 10. FIG.

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10 ... Mobile device (electronic dictionary)
11 ... CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Memory 12a ... Dictionary search processing program 12b ... Example sentence search program 12c ... Dictionary data memory 12c1 ... Sino-Japanese dictionary 12c2 ... Sino-Japanese dictionary 12c3 ... Sino-Japanese word correspondence table 12c4 ... Pinyin word correspondence table 12d ... Example sentence search table 12e ... Input Character memory 12f ... Search character string (keyword) memory 12g ... Work area 13 ... External storage medium 14 ... Storage medium reading unit 15 ... Transmission control unit (communication unit)
16 ... Input unit 17 ... Display unit 20 ... Web server N ... Communication network (Internet)
G ... Chinese example sentence search screen Ga ... Search character input area from Japanese Ga '... Search character input area from Pinyin Gb ... Headword list area Gc ... Japanese keyword setting area Gc' ... Pinyin / keyword setting area Gd ... Chinese (corresponding) example sentence list screen WL ... Search example sentence window C ... Reverse cursor

Claims (6)

A word dictionary storage means for storing a plurality of words in the first language and words in the second language as the word translation in association with each other;
An example sentence dictionary storage means for storing a plurality of types of second language example sentences and translations of the example language of the first language in association with each other;
Search data input means for inputting search data in the first language in response to a user operation;
First language corresponding example sentence keyword setting means for setting, as an example sentence keyword, a word in the second language stored in the word dictionary storage means corresponding to the search data in the first language input by the search data input means;
An example sentence extracting means for extracting a second language example sentence including a second language word set by the example sentence keyword setting means from a plurality of types of second language example sentences stored in the example sentence dictionary storing means;
Example sentence display control means for displaying example sentences in the second language extracted by the example sentence extracting means;
Translation display control means for displaying the translation of the first language stored by the example sentence dictionary storage means corresponding to the example sentences of the second language displayed by the example sentence display control means;
An example sentence search device comprising: further,
A second language dictionary storage means for storing a plurality of second language pronunciation notations and second language words pronounced in the pronunciation notation;
Phonetic notation input means for inputting phonetic notation in the second language in response to a user operation;
Pronunciation expression corresponding example sentence keyword setting means for setting, as an example sentence keyword, a word in the second language stored in the second language dictionary storage means corresponding to the pronunciation expression in the second language input by the pronunciation expression input means; With
The example sentence extracting means stores, in the example sentence dictionary storing means, a second language example sentence including a second language word set by the first language corresponding example sentence keyword setting means or the pronunciation notation corresponding example sentence keyword setting means. Extracting from multiple types of second language example sentences,
The example sentence search device according to claim 1. The first language corresponding example sentence keyword setting means sets a plurality of second language words stored in the word dictionary storage means corresponding to the search data of the first language input by the search data input means, respectively. Set it as a keyword,
The phonetic notation corresponding example sentence keyword setting means sets a plurality of second language words stored in the second language dictionary storage means corresponding to the phonetic notation of the second language input by the phonetic notation input means. Set as example keyword,
The example sentence extracting unit stores a plurality of second language example sentences each including a plurality of second language words set by the first language corresponding example sentence keyword setting unit or the pronunciation notation corresponding example sentence keyword setting unit. Extracting from plural types of second language example sentences stored by means,
The example sentence display control means displays a list of example sentences in a plurality of second languages extracted by the example sentence extraction means,
The translated sentence display control means is stored by the example sentence dictionary storage means corresponding to an example sentence selected in accordance with a user operation among a plurality of second languages displayed as a list by the example sentence display control means. Display the translated text in the first language,
The example sentence search device according to claim 2.   2. The example sentence display control unit displays an example sentence in the second language extracted by the example sentence extracting unit by identifying a second language word included as an example sentence keyword in the example sentence. The example sentence search device according to any one of claims 3 to 4.   The example sentence display control means displays an example sentence in the second language extracted by the example sentence extraction means with a second language word included as an example sentence keyword in the example sentence positioned in the center of the display area. The example sentence search device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the example sentence search device is characterized. Word dictionary storage means for storing a plurality of words in the first language and words in the second language as the word translation in association with each other, a plurality of types of second language example sentences, and a translation of the example language in the first language An example sentence search processing program for controlling a computer of an electronic device comprising example sentence dictionary storage means for storing
The computer,
First language corresponding example sentence keyword setting means for setting, as an example sentence keyword, a word in the second language stored in the word dictionary storage means in response to search data in the first language input in response to a user operation;
Example sentence extracting means for extracting second language example sentences including words in the second language set by the example sentence keyword setting means from a plurality of types of second language example sentences stored in the example sentence dictionary storing means;
Example sentence display control means for causing the display unit to display example sentences in the second language extracted by the example sentence extracting means;
Translation display control means for causing the display section to display a translation of the first language stored in the example sentence dictionary storage means corresponding to the example sentence in the second language displayed on the display section by the example sentence display control means;
A computer-readable example sentence search program designed to function as a computer.

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