2. The voice output device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a dictionary storage unit that stores dictionary information comprising plural pieces of explanatory information which are respectively associated with a plurality of headwords; a headword designation unit that designates a headword from among the plurality of headwords in the dictionary information as a designated headword based on the user's operation; and a retrieval unit that retrieves a piece of the explanatory information associated with the designated headword from the dictionary information, wherein the text display unit comprises an explanatory information display unit that displays the piece of the explanatory information retrieved by the retrieval unit as the text.
1. A voice output device, comprising: a compound word voice data storage unit that stores voice data respectively associated with a plurality of compound words each of which includes a plurality of words; a text display unit that displays text containing a plurality of words; a word designation unit that designates a word from among the plurality of words in the text displayed by the text display unit as a designated word based on a user's operation; a headword addition unit that retrieves a designated headword coinciding with the designated word, and adds the designated headword to a candidate list; a compound word addition unit that retrieves, from the compound word voice data storage unit, a compound word which includes the designated word and a word consecutive to the designated word in a given direction, and adds the compound word to the candidate list when the compound word is retrieved; a candidate list display unit that displays the designated headword added to the candidate list by the headword addition unit and the compound word added to the candidate list by the compound word addition unit, in a list form; a candidate choice unit that chooses, based on the user's operation, between the designated headword and the compound word displayed by the candidate list display unit; and a voice output unit that outputs voice data associated with the designated headword or voice data associated with the compound word chosen by the candidate choice unit as a voice.