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.