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This isn't going to be an easy task to tell you the truth. It's not something you come in contact with everyday, unless you make a strong commitment to. I grew up in Taiwan and finished partial 8th grade before moving to US. I think I had learned a few thousand kanji characters (FYI-Japanese Kanji originated in China) up to that point.
Of course you want to start out with simple characters, ones with fewer strokes. Some complex characters are made up of two or more simple ones. You will need to memorize the pronounciations and the meanings of each character.
Also, Kanji is probably used in less than 30~40% in any article/publication. In order to be able to read adequately in Japanese, you must also learn Hiragana and Katagana. Your local library should be a good source if you are really interested in learning Japanese, or other languages for that matter.
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