Potato
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
いも
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?
え、芋って四千種類もあるの？知らなかった。
What, there are 4,000 kinds of potatoes? I didn't know that.
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.