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Is there anywhere I can find a fairly comprehensive list of Japanese particles ordered by frequency?

Wikipedia's is wonderful in its comprehensiveness, but I'd like to learn the ones I'm most likely to see first, then go into learning some of the more obscure ones.

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1. All the ones on the list are the ones you're most likely to see. I have seen each and every one of the ones listed on every day things like signs. Even ones like "zo". The ones that are first *taught* to learners are typically wa, ga, ni, de, e, wo, and to.
2. Learning all the particles Via one big list isn't a good idea. Even knowing the 'use" of them, you need to get a lot of structured examples and understand parts of the sentences your composing before you can actually understand them fully. The best way to learn Japanese I find is online. I have studied from lots of sites, here are the best of the best website that teach Japanese. http://www.123japanese.com - Full lessons on almost every topic. - Lessons start from the very basics - to advanced. - They teach Japanese in casual Japanese and polite and formal Japanese (for buisness situations) - They have the largest vocabulary list/dictionary available - They also teach you to write Japanese - Its free http://www.japanesepod101.com - They have lots of audio lessons to chose from, but you have to sign up. - You get 1 week free trial, if your not willing to pay 10$ a month on contract, you can just keep re-signing up for the free account. - They teach polite and casual Japanese, but there isn't a lot of structure (no from beggining to end, all just random) http://www.maggiesensei.com - This website has a lot of in depth lessons covering certian topics - Everything is natural Japanese, taught from a Japanese speaker
3. Belie has a good list and those are the actual always used particles, except one very important is missing from the list, the possessive "no".
4. I would suggest learning basic sentences and you will start to pick up on which ones are the most common ones. Almost every sentence will have a particle. Just reading about them might not give you the full picture because you will need examples on how to use them. The description might sound too similar and particles are not often interchangeable. A list won't even give a clue on how to use it. The obscure ones are not worth bothering with until you encounter them. Perhaps start off with formal Japanese to get a sense of common particles and then move on to casual Japanese and the new ones you encounter will then make more sense hopefully. Off the top of my head you absolutely must know: wa (spelled ha), ga, wo, to, no, he, ni Then start learning: na, shi, ya, mo, and question particles For examples, I will also suggest my podcast episode on particles http://www.naruhodojapan.com/?p=201