い-Adjective + Noun - Grammar Discussion

Describing a noun

Structure
[い]Adjective + Noun

Examples:
かわい + 猫
新し + 車
+ 冬

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“面白い - The い is outside the kanji, so it is definitely an い-Adjective.

綺麗 - The い is inside of the kanji, so it is definitely not an い-Adjective.
There are some, but very few exceptions.

嫌い - The い is outside of the kanji, but this is actually a な-Adjective.”

So…. There are some, but very exceptions of what exactly?

Where the い is inside the kanji and it is an い-adjective? That doesn’t seem to make sense, but that is what it seems to say.

Where the い is outside the kanji, but it is actually a な-adjective? That would make sense, but if so I would suggest rewriting the section as:

“面白い - The い is outside the kanji, so it is definitely an い-Adjective.

綺麗 - The い is inside of the kanji, so it is definitely not an い-Adjective.

嫌い - The い is outside of the kanji, but this is actually a な-Adjective.

There are some, but very few exceptions, of an なーadjective where い is outside the kanji.”