A stick used for pointing at things, such as a teacher's pointer or a presentation stick.
The teacher pointed at the map with a pointer.
I bought a telescopic pointer for presentations.
Standard kanji spelling for a pointing stick.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes seen in informal writing.
Compound of 指し (sashi, the continuative form of 指す 'to point') + 棒 (bō, 'stick').