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
 
旗揚げ はたあげ
旗揚
旗揚 はたあげ
 
旗挙げ 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 (Early Jr. High, 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 (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)