PURPOSE: To provide a homonym selecting device capable of improving the conversion efficiency of 'KANA' (Japanese syllabary)/'KANJI' (Chinese character) conversion.

CONSTITUTION: This selecting device is characterized by including a 'KANJI' conversion means (1 to 4) for converting an inputted 'HIRAGANA' (cursive form of Japanese syllabary) string into a 'KANA'/'KANJI' string including 'KANJI' conversion candidates homonymous with the 'HIRAGANA' string to be converted into 'HIRAGANA' and 'KANJI', a storage means 5 for storing 'KANJI' whose 'KANJI' conversion is determined out of the 'KANA'/'KANJI' string converted by the means (1 to 4) and a selecting means (6, 7) for selecting the conversion order of the 'KANJI' conversion candidates corresponding to the 'HIRAGANA' string to be converted so that the meaning of the 'KANJI' stored in the means 5 is matched with that of a context.