kanji: 小
furigana: 小さい
romaji: chiisai
Meaning: small
Level: JLPT N5
i-adjective
| Form | Kanji | Furigana | Romaji |
| plain form | 小さい | ちいさい | chiisai |
| past | 小さかった | ちいさかった | chiisakatta |
| negation | 小さくない | ちいさくない | chiisakunai |
| past negation | 小さくなかった | ちいさくなかった | chiisakunakatta |
| sa form | 小ささ | ちいささ | chiisasa |
| sou form | 小さそう | ちいさそう | chiisasou |
Synonym
–
Opposite
大きい – ookii – big
Related Words
少ない – sukunai – few
少し – sukoshi – a little bit
NIHONGO ICHIBAN 
I find the layout and information very clear and helpful but don’t understand the `sa’ and `sou’ form.
Particia, Thanks for the feedback. I tried to improve the explanation of the sa-form. Is it better now?
If not, what is the part which is hard to understand. How to build it or what it is about?
Thanks for your help. Nicolas