越国 こしのくに Meanings Noun Koshi (former province located in present-day Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata prefectures; later split into Echizen, Etchū, and Echigo) See also: 越州 (えっしゅう). Kanji 越 go over. Read as こす. 国 country. Read as くに. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists