え
得
て
手
　
に
ほ
帆
　
を
あ
揚
　
げ
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to hoist one's sail when the wind is fair, to get one's time to shine.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
え
得
て
手
　
に
ほ
帆
　
を
あ
揚
　
げ
　
る
 得手に帆を揚げる えてにほをあげる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gain, get, find
トク　え.る　う.る (5th, N3)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
to get, complacent, to obstruct
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (Late High School, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
sail
ほ　ハン (Late Jr. High, N1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (Late High School)
commonplace, ordinary, mediocre
ボン　およ.そ　ハン (Early Jr. High, N1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
raise, elevate, hoist
あ.げる　ヨウ　あがり (Late Jr. High, 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 (Late High School, 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)