Noun
つくえ
「君の机の上に、コウイチの写真を置いておいたよ。」「ありがとう。恩に着るよ。」
"I put the picture of Koichi on your desk." "Thanks. I owe you one."
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji.