A stick used for pointing at things, such as a teacher's pointer or a presentation stick.
先生は指し棒で地図を指した。
The teacher pointed at the map with a pointer.
プレゼン用に伸縮式の指し棒を買った。
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').