noun
government office; public office
Refers to an administrative office or bureau of the government. Somewhat formal and often used in legal or historical contexts.
その申請は管轄の官司に提出してください。
Please submit the application to the competent government office.
noun
Refers to a person working in a government office. This sense is less common in modern Japanese and may be encountered mainly in historical or legal texts.
昔の官司は、今の公務員とは役割が少し違っていた。
Government officials of the past had slightly different roles compared to today's civil servants.
Compound of 官 (government) and 司 (office/official). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji directly suggest the meanings.