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SakanaMidori - there are well more than 6000 kanji.. hell even one dictionary i use has a lookup system for more than 12,000 and there are well more than that.

as for learning kanji... don't just learn to recognise them with flash cards etc.. learn to write them too! the fact is you will have a hard time remembering them unless you are using them regularly so you should perhaps follow the grade levels of schools in japan and then get books suitable for each level. then you will know the kanji in the book and be able to read it and retain it in your memory.

at DragonShade just don't get caught thinking of the wrong meaning when you see the characters.. eg 手紙 is not what you think it is in chinese haha.