Jouyou kanji are the characters used in daily life in Japanese. There are 2136 of them. I'll write them out in order of frequency of use.
Kanji: 民
Meaning: people, nation, citizens
Onyomi: ミン
Kunyomi: たみ
Common word: 国民(こくみん) – the people / citizens of a country
Example:
日本の国民はとても親切です。
にほんのこくみんはとてもしんせつです。
Japanese people are very kind.