Translation guide
A pawnshop is a store that lends money in exchange for personal items as collateral, and sells unredeemed items. In Japanese, the most common term is 質屋 (しちや), but there are also modern chains and related financial terms.
A small, independent shop where you can pawn items for a loan or buy second-hand goods.
The standard word for a traditional pawnshop. It can refer to both the business and the shop itself.
He pawned his watch.
I found a cheap guitar at that pawnshop.
A larger, often more corporate pawnshop chain, sometimes called a 'recycle shop' if they focus on buying and selling used goods.
Referring to the industry or the act of pawning items.
In Japan, traditional pawnshops (質屋) that offer loans are less common than they used to be. Many shops that buy used goods are called リサイクルショップ (recycle shops) or 買取店 (purchase shops). These shops typically do not offer pawn loans; they just buy items outright. If you want to pawn something for a loan, look specifically for a 質屋.
古物商 (こぶつしょう) means 'second-hand dealer' and is a legal license category. Not all 古物商 are pawnshops; it includes any business dealing in used goods.
Recycle shop. These are second-hand stores that buy and sell used goods. They are more common than traditional pawnshops for everyday items, but they usually don't offer pawn loans.
Before moving, I sold my furniture to a recycle shop.
金が必要で指輪を質に入れた。
I needed money, so I pawned my ring.