掲揚

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 掲揚 (けいよう) is an action noun for ceremonially raising and displaying a flag.
• Basic usage: 旗を掲揚した is an active act completed before a ceremony, whereas 旗の掲揚は見送られた makes the planned hoisting itself the topic postponed because of wind.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Performed action and scheduled event
  • In 掲揚した, people raised a flag; in 掲揚は見送られた, the action is nominalized as the event postponed. The latter does not say that the flag attempted to rise by itself.