はた
旗
あ
揚
　
げ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. raising an army, raising a banner.
  2. launching a new group, launching a business, launching a new party.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はた
旗
あ
揚
　
げ
 旗揚げ はたあげ ✔
はたあげ
旗揚
 旗揚 はたあげ
はた
旗
あ
挙
　
げ
 旗挙げ はたあげ
はたあげ
旗挙
 旗挙 はたあげ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

national flag, banner, standard
はた　キ (4th, N1)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
that
キ　ゴ　それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
raise, elevate, hoist
あ.げる　ヨウ　あがり (8th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)