included in JIS X 0208; the character in brackets is the unofficial print variant JIS X 0208 does have. JIS X 0208 also lacks , but does include the official variant . The jōyō kanji , , , and also have official variants. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology instructed teachers to start teaching the new characters in fiscal 2012, so that junior high school students would be able to read them and high school students would be able to write them. High schools and universities started using the characters in their entrance exams in the 2015 academic year. See also List of jōyō kanji Kyōiku kanji (List of kanji by school year) Jinmeiyō kanji Hyōgaiji Japanese script reform Kanji radicals Learning kanji References External links List of Jōyō Kanji (Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs) Online jōyō kanji database Kanji 1981 documents Japanese writing system