There were two kinds of chubun, namely wayo-chubun by which the land was divided amicably through both parties' negotiation and compulsory chubun by which the land was divided according to the order of the Bakufu, such as a court ruling.
中分には、両者の示談による和解で決着する和与中分（わよちゅうぶん）と、裁判判決など幕府からの命令により実施される強制的な中分があった。