an image retrieving device for classifying and retrieving an image by detecting an object in the image and adding a keyword comprises an image storing section for storing the image which is supposed to be classified and retrieved together with the keyword in a database , an object acknowledging section for acknowledging a predetermined object in the image which is inputted , a keyword proposing section for proposing the keyword which relates to the object which is acknowledged by the object acknowledging section , and an object information inputting section for confirming , adding , and correcting the keyword which is proposed by the keyword proposing section . by doing this , the object in the image is detected for classifying the image ; thus , it is possible to provide an image retrieving device in which the keywords are added to the image efficiently .