JP2003316821A - Electronic dictionary - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic dictionary provided with a tag excellent in visibility or convenience in use. <P>SOLUTION: This electronic dictionary displays a retrieved dictionary content with a tag sorted by items of dictionary contents on a screen. This dictionary has a tag form adjustment part for adjusting the display form of the tag displayed on the screen. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary, and in particular, selectively switches tags displayed on a screen,
The present invention relates to an electronic dictionary including a tag for displaying dictionary contents of items corresponding to a selected tag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an electronic dictionary stores a headword and a dictionary content relating to the headword, a retrieval section for retrieving the dictionary content stored in the storage section based on the headword, and retrieved dictionary information. Is displayed on the screen. The storage unit stores, for example, dictionary information such as a Japanese dictionary, English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionary, or medical encyclopedia,
The user can select desired dictionary information from these dictionary information (setting of dictionary mode), search the selected dictionary content based on the entry word, and view it on the screen.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-67059 discloses that
An electronic dictionary search device having a function of searching for a heading in a word search of a dictionary is disclosed. In this device, the search can be easily performed without inputting characters by performing the search roughly based on the index.

Further, a tag for dividing the dictionary contents into items according to the contents is displayed on the screen together with the searched dictionary contents, and the tag is selectively switched to correspond to the selected tag item. Electronic dictionaries having a function of recalling dictionary contents (hereinafter, referred to as contents) from a storage unit have been developed.

17 and 18 show an example of a conventional tag displayed on the screen together with the retrieved dictionary contents. FIG. 17 shows a tag 101 displayed on the screen, a headword 102, and a dictionary content 10 regarding the headword 102 when the Japanese dictionary mode is selected in the electronic dictionary.
3 and 3. In the tag 101, item names of “headline”, “phrase”, “compound word”, and “figure” are displayed in a line, and the display width of the tag 101 is the same.

FIG. 18 (a) shows the tag 111 displayed on the screen when the English-Japanese dictionary mode is selected in the electronic dictionary, the entry word 112, and the dictionary content 113 regarding the entry word 112. Tag 101 is "heading"
Two item names of “and compound word” are displayed, and a space for one item name is vacant between the tags 111 displaying these item names. When the tag switching key is operated in this state, as shown in FIG.
The designated item of is changed from “heading” to “compound word”, and the dictionary content 113 regarding “compound word” is displayed.

[0007]

In the above-mentioned conventional electronic dictionary, the target dictionary information can be called by switching the index, the tag and the like. However, if the number of selectable dictionary modes, the number of contents, or the amount of data (total amount of headwords and dictionary contents related to headwords) increases,
The types of items increase, and the types of tags that display item names increase accordingly.

However, the display area of the tag is limited in area and the like, and the size and number of tags to be set are restricted. Therefore, if you want to display all tags at once, reduce the size of one tag, reduce the number of characters in the item name displayed by one tag, or reduce the number of tag types as much as possible. For that reason, the item names of the tags were unified, or the item of the tag was not dared. As a result, the tag displayed on the screen becomes difficult to see, and the meaning of the item name displayed by the tag becomes difficult to understand, thereby impairing the visibility and convenience of use of the tag.

Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the retrieved dictionary contents 103 are the tags 101 of the preset item names.
If the contents are divided into, that is, if the dictionary contents include all the items of the tag 101, each of the item names of the tag 101 is arranged without a gap. However, as shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, if the searched dictionary content 113 is the dictionary content that includes only a part of the tag 101 of the preset item name, Each of the item names is in a so-called "missing tooth" state with a gap, which makes it difficult for the user to see.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic dictionary having a tag excellent in visibility and convenience in use.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic dictionary which displays the retrieved dictionary contents on the screen together with the tags classified according to the items of the dictionary contents. There is provided an electronic dictionary including a tag form adjustment unit that adjusts a display form.

That is, since the tag form adjusting section for adjusting the display form of the tag displayed on the screen is provided, the display form of the tag can be arbitrarily adjusted, whereby the visibility and the convenience of use are improved. It is possible to provide an electronic dictionary with a tag having excellent sex. The tag form adjustment unit adjusts at least one of the display width, display position, and display number of the tag as a display form. Such adjustment of the display form of the tag is automatically performed based on the tag information stored in advance in the storage unit of the electronic dictionary, or the user can change each data.

The electronic dictionary has a plurality of dictionary information and includes a dictionary mode selection unit for selecting one of the dictionary information items. The tag form adjustment unit is provided for the tags arranged on the screen. Since the display form is adjusted for each dictionary information or each dictionary content selected by the dictionary mode selection unit, the visibility and recognizability of the tag are improved. The dictionary information in the present invention is a collection of document information in which dictionary contents searched based on headwords are stored, and examples thereof include a Japanese language dictionary, an English-Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, an encyclopedia or a medical encyclopedia.

The tag form adjusting section arranges the tags in the same area on the screen so that no gap is generated between the tags.
The tag form adjustment unit adjusts the display form of tags based on the number of tags in the dictionary contents having the largest number of items, so that even if the total number of items to be displayed as tags increases due to an increase in dictionary mode, contents, or data. 1 mode,
Since it is only necessary to consider the maximum number of tags based on the data having the most items in one content, it is not necessary to individually prepare areas for displaying tags of all types. For example, if there is a tag whose item name is displayed as "A" and the dictionary content displayed on the screen does not have the item "A", for example, this tag will not be used. The parts are arranged in the same area on the screen so that there is no gap between the tags without putting the area where the tag with the item name "A" is missing in the "missing tooth" state. Can be made.

The tag form adjustment unit adjusts the display width of the tag according to the number of tags or the number of characters in the tag for each dictionary content. The tag form adjustment unit further includes a tag width change screen that allows the display width of the tag to be arbitrarily changed. The tag form adjustment unit automatically adjusts the display width of the tag evenly with respect to the screen width. In such a case, the tag form adjustment unit has a function of limiting the tag width so that the tag width evenly divided with respect to the screen width does not exceed a certain value. The tag form adjustment unit has a function of displaying tags displaying item names for each dictionary information displayed on the screen.

With these functions, it is possible to set many types of tags, which makes it easier to understand the meaning of the tags. Also, many items can be divided into screens of tags, and a desired tag can be quickly called by a switching key or the like, which improves convenience. Furthermore, if the display width of the tag is changed according to the item name, the display area of the tag can be saved and various tags can be displayed in a limited display area. As a result, the user can easily see the tag without unnecessarily widening the screen display.

Since there is an area for individually storing the dictionary content and information about the tag, and part of the tag information is stored in the area for storing the dictionary content, it is embedded in the data due to the limitation of the display area of the conventional tag. By changing the displayed contents to tag items, the target item can be quickly called by simply switching the tag.

As a concrete form of the electronic dictionary of the present invention, at least one dictionary information consisting of a headword and a dictionary content relating to the headword and a storage section for storing tag information relating to a tag for dividing the dictionary content into items. A search unit for searching the dictionary contents stored in the storage unit based on the entry words; a display unit for displaying the searched dictionary contents in an array on the screen together with at least one of the tags; The tag switching unit that selectively switches the selected tags and displays the dictionary contents of the item corresponding to the selected tag, and the display form of the tags arranged on the screen based on the tag information stored in the storage unit is adjusted. An electronic dictionary that includes a tag form adjustment unit that can be used. If the storage unit can update and store the dictionary information and the tag based on the information from the outside, the latest dictionary information can be searched based on the updated tag.

According to another aspect of the present invention, dictionary information including a headword and dictionary contents relating to the headword and tag information relating to a tag for dividing the dictionary contents into items are stored, and stored in a storage unit based on the headword. The searched dictionary contents are searched, the searched dictionary contents are arranged and displayed on the screen together with at least one of the tags, and the tags displayed on the screen are selectively switched to correspond to the selected tag. A recording medium storing a program for controlling an electronic dictionary for displaying dictionary contents by a computer, wherein the program controlled by the computer further adjusts a display form of tags arranged on a screen based on tag information. There is provided a recording medium characterized by storing an operation.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiment 1 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the electronic dictionary 1 of the present invention. The electronic dictionary 1 is a dictionary body case 10
And a display unit 2 and a keyboard 3. The keyboard 3 includes character keys 30 including numeric keys, Japanese syllabary keys, alphabet keys, etc., a mode switching key 31 for switching dictionary modes and contents, a tag switching key 32 for switching tags, and a display unit 2 which will be described later. A tag width change key 33 for switching to the tag width change screen, a search / decision key 34 for searching or selecting data, a cursor key 35 for moving the cursor or scrolling the screen, and a currently displayed data It comprises a heading key 36 consisting of "previous" and "next" for displaying previous and next data.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the electronic dictionary 1. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU, which reads keys, controls screen display and the like and searches a dictionary. 12
Is a ROM type storage device, 13 is a flexible disk or C
It is an external storage device such as a D-ROM, and stores programs for controlling the electronic dictionary 1 by the computer (CPU 11) and dictionary information. A RAM type storage device 14 has a normal display buffer area and a tag information storage area for storing item names and display widths displayed by tags. The display unit 2, the keyboard 3, and the above-described units shown in FIG. 1 are connected to the CPU 11 by a data bus or a control bus.

In the electronic dictionary 1, a storage unit (ROM) that stores dictionary information including headwords and dictionary contents relating to the headwords and tag information for dividing the dictionary contents into items.
The computer (CPU 11) that controls the electronic dictionary including the type storage device 12 and the external storage device 13) is caused to search the dictionary contents stored in the storage unit based on the character string input from the keyboard 3, and the search is performed. The dictionary contents are displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 together with the tag information composed of at least one tag array, the tags arranged and displayed on the screen are selectively switched, and the dictionary contents corresponding to the selected tag Is displayed. Further, when the tag width change key 33 (tag form adjusting unit) is operated, the display form of the tags arranged on the screen is set based on the item names and display widths of the tags stored in the RAM 14 and displayed. The electronic dictionary 1 stores a Japanese dictionary, an English-Japanese dictionary, a Japanese-English dictionary, and a medical encyclopedia as dictionary information so that they can be updated, but the electronic dictionary of the present invention is not particularly limited in the type of dictionary stored.

The dictionary information and the tag information displayed on the screen of the display unit 2 by the input operation from the keyboard 3 of the electronic dictionary 1 will be described below with reference to the form of the tag as an example. FIG. 3A shows the tag 21, the entry word 22 and the dictionary content 23 regarding the entry word 22 displayed on the screen when the Japanese dictionary mode is selected in the electronic dictionary 1. Since the data of the dictionary content 23 regarding the headword 22 "head" has each data (content) of a headline (that is, a translated word), a phrase, a compound word, and a chart, the tag 21 is "headline""phrase". The item names of “compound word” and “figure” are arranged in a line and displayed. The display widths of the tags 21 are all the same.

When the tag switching key 32 is pressed in this state, the designated item of the tag 21 is changed from "heading" to "phrase" as shown in FIG. Is displayed. When the tag switching key 32 is further pressed, the tags are similarly switched in the order of "compound word" and "figure", and the respective screens are displayed.

FIG. 4A shows a tag 41 displayed on the screen when the mode of the dictionary is switched to the medical dictionary mode by the mode key 31 in the electronic dictionary 1.
Headword 42 and dictionary content 43 relating to the headword 42
And indicates. Since the data of the dictionary content 43 related to the entry word "diabetes" has each data of commentary, cause, treatment and meal, the tag 41 is the item of "commentary", "cause", "treatment" and "meal". Each name is displayed in a line, and the display width is the same. When the tag switching key 32 is further pressed, similarly, the designated items of the tag 41 are switched in the order of “cause”, “treatment”, and “meal”, and the respective screens are displayed.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the display width of the tag 21 is changed and displayed in accordance with the item name of the tag 21 in the example of FIG. In the electronic dictionary 1, in order to change the display width for each tag, a predetermined display width is provided for each tag as data, and the display width is automatically determined by judging how many characters the item name has. There is a setting method described below, which is to decide.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the width of the tag 21 is equally divided and displayed with respect to the screen width. In this example, since there are four tags 21 of the data displayed on the screen, the tags 21 are displayed with a width obtained by dividing the screen width into four equal parts. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the tag width is limited to a certain width or less so that the tag width does not become too large. In this example, the number of tags 21 of the data displayed on the screen is two. However, if the screen width is divided into two equal parts, the tag width is too large. Therefore, the tag 21 is displayed within a certain width.

FIG. 8 shows an example in which the user arbitrarily sets the tag width. FIG. 8A shows the tag 21, the entry 22 and the dictionary content 23 regarding the entry 22 displayed on the screen when the Japanese dictionary mode is selected in the electronic dictionary 1. In the data of the dictionary content 23 related to the headword 22 "head", the items "headline", "phrase", "compound word", and "chart" are displayed, but the "phrase" and "chart" items are different from each other. Width 21 smaller than
Is displayed.

When the tag width change key 33 is pressed in this state, the screen display on the display unit 2 moves to the tag width change screen 37 as shown in FIG. The name and the currently set tag width are displayed. Operate the cursor keys 35 and the character keys 30, that is,
Enter the down cursor three times to lower the "heading" cursor to the "Chart" position, and enter the number "4" to change the tag width of the item name "Chart" to (b) in Fig. 8. The state of "2" shown is changed to the state of "4" shown in FIG. Then, when the search / decision key 34 is pressed,
As shown in (d) of FIG. 8, the width of the tag whose item name is “chart” is displayed with a width of “4”. At this time,
The tag width setting is retained until you change the tag width, etc., so the tag of "Chart" will not change to "4" even if other data with the item name "Chart" is displayed. It is displayed in the size width.

FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show other display forms regarding the item names of tags. In FIG. 9, the data of the dictionary content 23 related to the headword 22 of “different” has a tag 21 for displaying the item names of “headline”, “phrase” and “⇔ same”. Here, the item name “⇔ same” is displayed as dictionary information that it has a language “same” as an antonym of “different” in the headline 22. In FIG. 10, in the data of the dictionary contents 23 regarding the headword 22 “down / down / wholesale”, an example of proper use of the headword 22 is displayed for the kanji composed of these three same sounds but different notations.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for explaining the processing for displaying the tag when displaying one data based on the operation of the CPU 11. In FIG. 11, first,
In step S1, the tag item name and display width information are set for the tag ID based on the mode and content.
These settings can be made when the mode or content is switched. Next, in S2, the item ID of the data to be displayed is read (tag display processing).

At S3, the item ID of the read data is
It is determined whether or not the tag (item) has already been displayed, and if it is the already displayed data, the process proceeds to S7 without displaying. on the other hand,
If the item ID is not the displayed data, the process proceeds to S4. The processing of S3 is different depending on the data format, but it is not necessary if the data of each item are grouped in one data, and it is necessary when the data of each item are mixed.

In S4, it is determined whether or not the read item ID is 0. If it is 0, it means that the tag is set for each data. Therefore, the process proceeds to S6, the tag information in the data is read, and the tag is displayed according to the information. On the other hand, if the item ID is not 0, the process proceeds to S5, and the tag is displayed according to the preset tag information. Next, in S7, it is determined whether or not the reading of the data to be displayed has been completed, and if so, the tag display processing is ended. On the other hand, if the reading of the data to be displayed has not been completed, the process returns to S2, and tag display processing is further performed until the data is completed.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining, based on the operation of the CPU 11, the processing for setting the tag information when switching the mode and the content based on the operation of the mode switching key 31. In FIG. 12, first, when the mode or content is switched in S1, the tag information (item name, display width) for the mode or content switched by the ROM 12 or the external storage device 13 is read in S2. Then, in S3, R
Correspond the tag ID to the tag information setting area of AM14,
The read tag information is written, and the process ends.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart for explaining the processing for displaying the tag width evenly with respect to the screen width based on the operation of the CPU 11. In FIG. 13, first, the number of tags (the number of items) of the data displayed in S1 is obtained. Next, in S2, a value obtained by dividing the screen width by the number of tags (a value that is evenly divided) is set as the tag width T. In S3, it is determined whether or not the tag width T obtained in S2 exceeds a predetermined width Tmax. If it does not exceed the predetermined width Tmax, the process proceeds to S5 and all the tags with the obtained tag width T are displayed. On the other hand, if the tag width T obtained in S2 exceeds the predetermined width Tmax, the process proceeds to S4, the tag width T is set to the predetermined width Tmax, and all the tags are displayed in S5.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart for explaining the tag width setting process by the user based on the operation of the CPU 11. In FIG. 14, first, in S1, the value of the display width for the tag that the user wants to change is changed on the tag width change screen 37. Next, in S2, the search / determination key 34
It is determined whether or not is pressed. If the search / decision key 34 has not been pressed, the work of changing the display width is continued in S1 until the search / decision key 34 is pressed. If it is determined in S2 that the search / decision key 34 has been pressed, the process proceeds to S3, the display width of each tag on the tag change screen 37 is written in the tag information storage area of the RAM 14, and the process ends.

FIG. 15 shows an example of tag information for each mode and content. These pieces of information are set when modes and contents are switched. In the Japanese dictionary mode of FIG. 15 (a), item names have “heading”, “phrase”, “compound word”, and “figure” for item IDs “1” to “4”, and display widths of the items Are set to 3, 2, 3 and 2. In the medical encyclopedia mode of FIG. 15B, item names have “commentary”, “cause”, “treatment” and “meal” for item IDs “1” to “4”, and the display widths of the items are as follows: It is set to 2, 2, 2 and 2. In the English-Japanese dictionary mode of FIG. 15 (c), the item ID
For "1" to "3", the item name has "heading", "composition" and "compound", and the display width of each is 3,
It is set to 2 and 3. As described above, the number of tags is not limited to four.

FIG. 16 illustrates a data format in the electronic dictionary 1. Here, an example in the Japanese dictionary mode (corresponding to the data in FIG. 4) will be given. Figure 16 (a)
The data format of is composed of each data of "headline", "phrase", "compound word" and "figure". Item ID
“1” is a heading ID, which is followed by heading data. Similarly, the item ID “2” is a phrase ID and an item ID
“3” is a compound word ID, item ID “4” is a figure ID, and each ID is followed by respective data.

The data format of FIG. 16 (b) is
It consists of "heading" and "compound" data. Figure 1
The data format of 6 (c) is "heading""phrase"
And "⇔ same" data. Here, for items that do not appear in other data, the item ID is set to a special value such as 0 as in the item name “⇔ same”, and the tag information is included in the data. For example, if the item ID is limited to 1 byte, 256 or more types of tags cannot be displayed in 1 mode and 1 content, but the item ID is set to a special value such as 0, and the tag is added to the data. By having information, it becomes possible to display unlimited types of tags. In this example, after the item ID “0”, the tag width “2” and the item name “⇔ same” follow, and further, the data for the item of the item name “⇔ same” follows.

The data format of FIG. 16 (d) is
It consists of "heading" and "use" data. In this example, the tag ID is "0" as in FIG. 16 (c).
Then, the data of the item width "4" of the item name "appropriate use", the item name "appropriate use", and the item name "appropriate use" follow. For items with a tag ID of "0", the tag width and item name are read from the data and the tag is displayed.

[0042]

According to the present invention, since the tag form adjusting unit for setting the display form of the tags arranged on the screen based on the tag information stored in the storage unit, the tag form adjusting unit according to the dictionary information is used. Since the display form can be changed, it is possible to provide an electronic dictionary equipped with a tag having excellent visibility and convenience in use.

The tag form adjusting unit can arrange the tags in the same area on the screen without causing a gap between the tags without putting the tags in the "missing teeth" state. Since it is not necessary to set a fixed display area for each tag, and the display width of the tag is matched with the item name or is evenly divided with respect to the screen width, the display area of the tag is not unnecessarily enlarged. Therefore, you can enlarge the display screen to display tags, unify the types of tags forcibly,
Since it is not necessary to reduce the display width, a small screen is required, and it is possible to realize the display of tags that are easy to see and can easily identify the content without increasing the cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an electronic dictionary according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the electronic dictionary shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a form of a tag regarding dictionary information and tag information displayed on the screen of the display unit of the electronic dictionary in FIG.

4 is a diagram showing tags, headwords, and dictionary contents displayed on the screen when the dictionary mode is switched by the mode switching key of the electronic dictionary in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the display width of a tag is changed and displayed in accordance with the item name of the tag.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the tag width is equally divided and displayed with respect to the screen width.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the tag width is limited to a certain width or less so that the tag width does not become too large and displayed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user arbitrarily sets a tag width.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another display form regarding item names of tags.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another display form regarding item names of tags.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a process for displaying a tag when displaying one piece of data.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a process for setting tag information when switching modes and contents based on operation of a mode switching key.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying the tag width evenly with respect to the screen width.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a tag width setting process by a user.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of tag information for each mode and content.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a data format in an electronic dictionary.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional tag.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another example of a conventional tag.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 electronic dictionary 2 Display 21 tags 22 Headword 23 dictionary contents 31 Mode switching key (dictionary mode selection section) 32 tag switching key 33 Tag width change key (tag form adjustment section) 34 Search / Enter key 37 Tag width change screen (tag form adjustment unit)

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An electronic dictionary for displaying the retrieved dictionary contents on a screen together with tags classified according to the items of the dictionary contents, and a tag form adjusting unit for adjusting the display form of the tags displayed on the screen. An electronic dictionary characterized in that it is equipped. 2. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the tag form adjustment unit adjusts at least one of a display width, a display position, and a display number of the tag as a display form. 3. The electronic dictionary has a plurality of dictionary information and includes a dictionary mode selection unit for selecting one of the dictionary information, and the tag form adjustment unit is arranged on the screen. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the display form of the tags is adjusted for each dictionary information selected by the dictionary mode selection unit or for each dictionary content. 4. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the tag form adjusting unit arranges the tags in the same area on the screen so that no gap is generated between the tags. 5. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the tag form adjustment unit adjusts the display form of the tags based on the number of tags of the dictionary contents having the largest number of items. 6. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the tag form adjustment unit adjusts the display width of the tag according to the number of tags or the number of characters in the tag for each dictionary content. 7. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the tag form adjusting unit further includes a tag width changing screen for arbitrarily changing the display width of the tag. 8. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the tag form adjusting unit automatically adjusts the display width of the tag evenly with respect to the screen width. 9. The electronic dictionary according to claim 8, wherein the tag form adjusting unit limits the tag width so that the tag width evenly divided with respect to the screen width does not exceed a certain value. 10. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the tag form adjustment unit displays a tag displaying an item name for each dictionary information displayed on the screen. 11. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1, wherein the electronic dictionary has an area for individually storing information about a dictionary content and a tag, and a part of tag information is stored in the storage area for the dictionary content. 12. An electronic dictionary stores at least one dictionary information consisting of a headword and dictionary contents related to the headword and tag information related to a tag for dividing the dictionary contents into items, and a memory based on the headword. A search unit for searching the dictionary contents stored in the unit, a display unit for displaying the searched dictionary contents along with at least one of the tags on the screen, and selectively switching the tags displayed on the screen. From the tag switching unit that displays the dictionary contents of the item corresponding to the selected tag, and the tag form adjusting unit that adjusts the display form of the tags arranged on the screen based on the tag information stored in the storage unit. The electronic dictionary according to claim 1. 13. Dictionary information including a headword and dictionary contents related to the headword and tag information regarding a tag that divides the dictionary content into items are stored, and the dictionary contents stored in the storage unit are searched based on the headword, An electronic dictionary in which the searched dictionary contents are arranged and displayed on the screen together with at least one of the tags, the tags displayed on the screen are selectively switched, and the dictionary contents corresponding to the selected tags are displayed. A recording medium storing a program controlled by a computer, wherein the program further controlled by the computer stores an operation of adjusting a display form of tags arranged on a screen based on tag information. Recording medium.