also: しちみせ
noun
A shop where items are pawned or sold; synonymous with 質屋 (しちや).
See also: 質屋
彼は時計を質店に持って行った。
He took his watch to the pawnshop.
駅前に小さな質店
There is a small pawnshop in front of the station.
質屋 is the more common and everyday term for a pawnshop; 質店 is slightly more formal or used in shop names.
Compound of 質 (しち, 'pawn') and 店 (てん, 'shop'). The reading しちみせ uses the native reading みせ for 店.