The kanji 芋 primarily represents "potato," "yam," or any other root vegetable. It signifies the edible underground part of a plant.

・On-yomi (音読み): ウ(u) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 芋(いも) (imo)

⚫︎さつまいも Translation: sweet potato ⚫︎里芋 Translation: taro potato ⚫︎焼き芋 Translation: baked sweet potato

The kanji 芋 is a pictograph. It depicts the shape of a root vegetable. The top part represents the leaves and the bottom part represents the underground part of the vegetable.