also: いれじち
Refers to the act of pawning an item, or the state of being pawned. Often used in the context of pawnshops (質屋).
He pawned his watch and borrowed money.
Pawned items must be redeemed by the deadline.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Alternate reading; less common than いれしち.
Compound of 入れ (ire, 'putting in') + 質 (shichi, 'pawn'). The reading いれじち is a rendaku variant.