The area in the shaded portion is distributed as follows.
| 1st Byte | 2nd Byte | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | 40 | Kanji blank |
| 41 | 41-FE | IBM Extended non-Kanji set |
| 42 43 44 | Alphanumeric Basic non-Kanji set Zen-Katakana Basic non-Kanji set Hiragana | |
| 45-55 | IBM Basic Kanji set (arranged based on frequency of use) | |
| 56-68 | IBM Extended Kanji set (arranged according to Kanji ideographical order) | |
| 69-7F | 41-FE | User Area (private use area stops at 72EA) |
| 80-FE | Marker reserved area |
With the exception of those characters identified in Object Names, double-byte characters in the following shaded portions of the preceding diagram are valid for object names under the KanjiEBCDIC client character sets:
- IBM Extended non-Kanji
- IBM Basic Kanji
- IBM Extended Kanji
Double-byte characters in the User and Marker area are not valid for object names.