diff --git a/examples/example.js b/examples/example.js
index d91197d..e2e10ec 100644
--- a/examples/example.js
+++ b/examples/example.js
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@ const {
     { jis213: '2-04-06', skip: '1-3-8', strokes: '11', ucs: '35A8' },
   ]);
 
+  dictionary.addKanji({
+    kanji: '読',
+    kunyomi: 'あ',
+    onyomi: 'ア',
+    meanings: ['Asia'],
+    stats: {
+      strokes: '7',
+      grade: '8',
+    },
+  });
+  dictionary.addKanji({
+    kanji: '詠',
+  });
+
   const kanjiEntry = new KanjiEntry('亜')
     .setKunyomi('あ')
     .setOnyomi('ア')
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index ff2896d..a4ea89e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -125,6 +125,21 @@ await dictionary.addTerm(entry2);
 Kanji entries can be added using the `addKanji()` method:
 
 ```javascript
+dictionary.addKanji({
+  kanji: '読',
+  kunyomi: 'あ',
+  onyomi: 'ア',
+  meanings: ['Asia'],
+  stats: {
+    strokes: '7',
+    grade: '8',
+  },
+});
+dictionary.addKanji({
+  kanji: '詠',
+});
+
+// Alternatively, create a KanjiEntry object first
 const { KanjiEntry } = require('yomichan-dict-builder');
 const kanjiEntry = new KanjiEntry('亜')
   .setKunyomi('あ')
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b777f72..bdb705c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import {
   DictionaryKanjiBankV3,
   KanjiInformation,
+  KanjiStats,
 } from './types/yomitan/kanjibank';
 import {
   DictionaryKanjiMetaBankV3,
@@ -170,8 +171,31 @@ export class Dictionary {
    * Adds a kanji to the dictionary
    * @param kanji - The kanji to add
    */
-  async addKanji(kanji: KanjiInformation) {
-    this.kanjiBank.push(kanji);
+  async addKanji(
+    kanji:
+      | KanjiInformation
+      | {
+          kanji: string;
+          onyomi?: string;
+          kunyomi?: string;
+          tags?: string;
+          meanings?: string[];
+          stats?: KanjiStats;
+        },
+  ) {
+    let array: KanjiInformation = Array.isArray(kanji)
+      ? kanji
+      : [
+          kanji.kanji,
+          kanji.onyomi ?? '',
+          kanji.kunyomi ?? '',
+          kanji.tags ?? '',
+          kanji.meanings ?? [],
+          kanji.stats ?? {},
+        ];
+    // If kanji is KanjiInformation array
+
+    this.kanjiBank.push(array);
     this.stats.kanjiCount++;
     if (this.kanjiBank.length >= this.options.termBankMaxSize) {
       await this.saveKanjiBank();