noun
Thick, slightly textured paper used for drawing, painting, and crafts. Common in school and art contexts.
子どもが画用紙にクレヨンで絵を描いている。
The child is drawing a picture on drawing paper with crayons.
Compound of 画 (picture, drawing) and 用紙 (paper for a specific purpose). The reading がようし follows standard on'yomi.