Cooking Pot
Hotpot
noun, suffix
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as you learned with the kanji.
この鍋、どこで買ったの？
Where did you buy this pot?
今夜の夕食は鍋だよ！
We're having hotpot for dinner tonight!
今度みんなで鍋パーティーしたいね！あ、でもその前に、鍋ゲットしなきゃ。
We should have a hotpot party with everyone sometime! Oh, but before that, I need to get a pot.