Reading (the act of reading) or the reading of written material in a general sense.
子どもの読みの力を育てるには、毎日の読み聞かせが大切だ。
To develop a child's reading ability, daily reading aloud is important.
彼は速い読みで短時間に本をたくさん消化する。
He reads quickly and gets through many books in a short time.
この新聞は読みやすくて移動中に読むのに便利だ。
This newspaper is easy to read and convenient to read while traveling.
The reading of a kanji (its pronunciation), especially kun-yomi or on-yomi.
この漢字の読みは『はし』と『はしる』で違うので注意してください。
Be careful: this kanji has different readings—'hashi' and 'hashiru'.
名前の読みが難しい漢字にはふりがなを振ってください。
Please add furigana to kanji in names that have difficult readings.
この料理の読み（訓読み）は古い言い方だ。
The reading (kun-yomi) of this food term is an old usage.
A judgment, interpretation, or prediction—reading a situation or another person's intentions (e.g., reading someone's hand or the state of affairs).
彼の読みが当たって、試合の勝敗を予想通りにした。
His reading was correct, and the match result turned out as he predicted.
相手の読みを外してしまい、交渉はうまくいかなかった。
We misread the opponent, and the negotiations didn't go well.
先を読む力、つまり読みの鋭さが重要だ。
The ability to anticipate—i.e., sharpness of reading—is important.