A position indicator comprising: a first housing having a first opening portion at one end where a pen tip of a component having a writing function is located and a second opening portion at an other end for inserting and removing the component having the writing function; a coil located inside the first housing and on a side closer to the first opening portion; a second housing having a third opening portion that engages with the second opening portion; a writing pressure detecting unit that is located inside the second housing and detects a writing pressure applied to the pen tip of the component having the writing function; and a resonance circuit including a circuit in which the coil and the writing pressure detecting unit are electrically connected in a state where the second opening portion and the third opening portion are engaged with each other, wherein the component having the writing function includes an ink retaining portion for retaining ink and a core having the pen tip, characterized in that the coil and the writing pressure detecting unit are not electrically connected in a state where the second opening portion and the third opening portion are separated from each other, wherein the position indicator further comprises: a first terminal member (16a, 16b) located inside the first housing and electrically connected to the coil; and a second terminal member (24a, 24b) located inside the second housing and electrically connected to the writing pressure detecting unit, wherein the first terminal member (16a, 16b) and the second terminal member (24a, 24b) are electrically connected in the state where the second opening portion and the third opening portion are engaged with each other, wherein the position indicator further includes a switch, which is provided such that, only when the first housing and the second housing are engaged with each other with the component inserted into the first housing, the switch is turned on, so that the coil is connected to the writing pressure detecting unit to form the resonance circuit. a first housing having a first opening portion at one end where a pen tip of a component having a writing function is located and a second opening portion at an other end for inserting and removing the component having the writing function; a coil located inside the first housing and on a side closer to the first opening portion; a second housing having a third opening portion that engages with the second opening portion; a writing pressure detecting unit that is located inside the second housing and detects a writing pressure applied to the pen tip of the component having the writing function; and a resonance circuit including a circuit in which the coil and the writing pressure detecting unit are electrically connected in a state where the second opening portion and the third opening portion are engaged with each other, wherein the component having the writing function includes an ink retaining portion for retaining ink and a core having the pen tip, a first terminal member (16a, 16b) located inside the first housing and electrically connected to the coil; and a second terminal member (24a, 24b) located inside the second housing and electrically connected to the writing pressure detecting unit, wherein the first terminal member (16a, 16b) and the second terminal member (24a, 24b) are electrically connected in the state where the second opening portion and the third opening portion are engaged with each other,