7. The portable terminal according to claim 1 wherein said retrieval means retrieves from said dictionary storage means plural words including a plurality of the characters input from said inputting means.
7. The portable terminal according to claim 1 wherein said retrieval means retrieves from said dictionary storage means plural words including a plurality of the characters input from said inputting means. 8. The portable terminal according to claim 7 wherein said retrieval means retrieves a plurality of words each including a plurality of the characters input from said inputting means as constituent elements in the inputting sequence.