質屋
Meanings
1
A shop that lends money in exchange for personal property left as collateral.
He pawned his watch.
There is a small pawnshop in front of the station.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を質屋に入れるto pawn an item at a pawnshop
I pawned my watch at the pawnshop to borrow money.
- 質屋でお金を借りるto borrow money from a pawnshop
I suddenly needed cash, so I borrowed money from the pawnshop.
- 質屋から〈物〉を出すto redeem an item from a pawnshop
Once I had saved enough money, I redeemed my ring from the pawnshop.