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How to properly quantify it is an important problem in quantum foundations, and there exists different types of complementarity relations. In this paper, a complementarity relation is established with the robustness of asymmetry. Specifically, the two complementary aspects are quantified by applying the robustness of asymmetry corresponding to two cyclic groups whose generators are linked by the Fourier matrix. This complementarity relation is compared with known results and considered in other perspectives, especially its operational meaning regarding quantum state discrimination. 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