Potato
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
この芋、レンジでチンしてくれない？
Could you microwave this potato, please?
フグがお芋を使ってみんなに美味しいクッキーを作った。
Fugu used potatoes to make everyone delicious cookies.
キャンプに行った時、友達とたき火で芋を焼きました。
When we went camping, my friends and I baked potatoes in a bonfire.