function addWord()
  number = tonumber(number)
  -- open file
	local file = io.open(data_get, "r")
	local pos = 0

  -- get insertion point
  pos = file:seek("end",-9)
 -- store after
  local after = file:read("*all")

  -- store before
  file:seek("set")
  local before = file:read(pos-1)

  -- done reading
  file:close()

  modify =  {}
  print("insert new phonetics:")
  modify[1] = io.read()
  print("insert new meaning:")
  modify[2] = io.read()
  print("insert new type:")
  modify[3] = io.read()
  print("insert new canon origin:")
  modify[4] = io.read()
  print("insert new meta origin:")
  modify[5] = io.read()
  print("insert new notes:")
  modify[6] = io.read()

	local file = io.open(data_output, "w+")
	file:write(before)
	file:write("\ntable.insert(t,{\"")
	for i=1, #modify do
	  if i > 1 then
  	  file:write("\",\"")
  	end
  	file:write(modify[i])
  end
  file:write("\"})\n")
	file:write(after)
	file:close()
end