Uji jujo is often divided roughly into two parts: the first part is 'the Tale of Oigimi and Naka no Kimi' (the Tale of the Oldest and Second-oldest Sisters) which is from Hashihime to Sawarabi (Early Ferns), and the second part is 'the Tale of Ukifune' (the Tale of a Boat upon the Waters) which is from Yadorigi (the Ivy) to Yume no Ukihashi.
大きく橋姫から早蕨までの「大君・中の君物語」と宿木から夢浮橋までの「浮舟物語」とに分けられることがある。